Nooku: RAD Framework from Joomla
Rapid Extension Development Framework[http://nooku.org]
At the core of Joomla, there's a framework. It's the engine that powers all of Joomla, and a lot of the third-party extensions. It's great platform, but sites today are more demanding, and extensions require more power. We felt it was time to build a new brain for Joomla.
Nooku Framework can be installed in Joomla as a plugin. As a developer, you can now build your extensions using Nooku's intuitive API. Because the framework handles most of the work, you'll need only afraction of the amount of code. You can focus on what really matters: business logic and the user experience.
But there's more: Nooku Framework provides you with excellent out-of-the-box security features. The great design patterns based architecture makes your extension very flexible: all your code automatically becomes re-usable, extensible and replaceable. We believe Nooku Framework is the boost Joomla needs to keep competing.