The answer may be based on 4 aspects: 1.- simplicity: we all hate write tons of code for simple tasks like in java, this is the reason why we use php, importing design patterns from java/university world is good, but usually independent developers like me need dev speed more than enterprise employees. 2.- backend: how easy will be building a backend in symfony 2 vs lithium?. not always we build a facebook like project and we need our preferred framework to get the job done on little projects too. 3.- community and docs 4.- performance: scale good with the minimum Source: Tips4all
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