Seagull Design Goals

• independence of data, logic & presentation layers
• extensible component architecture
• automation of repetitive programming tasks
• simplification of data access
• comprehensive error handling
• module workflow routines
• form handling utilities
• component reuse
• authentication management
• integration with PEAR libraries
• PHP/K&R coding standards
• platform/PHP version/browser independence
• self-generating documentation
• quality end user docs