Laminas
Laminas is an open-source, object-oriented PHP framework for building web applications and APIs, originally known as Zend Framework. It provides a collection of professional PHP packages for developing secure, high-performance applications following modern best practices. The framework emphasizes modularity, allowing developers to use individual components or the full-stack solution.
Developers should learn Laminas when building enterprise-level PHP applications that require scalability, security, and maintainability, such as e-commerce platforms, content management systems, or RESTful APIs. It's particularly valuable for projects needing a modular architecture where components can be reused independently, and for teams following MVC patterns with dependency injection and middleware support.