<s>
li₃	O
(	O
formerly	O
lithium	B-Language
)	O
is	O
a	O
full-stack	O
web	B-Application
framework	I-Application
,	O
for	O
producing	O
web	O
applications	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
written	O
in	O
PHP	B-Application
,	O
supporting	O
PHP	B-Application
5.3	O
and	O
onwards	O
and	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
model	O
–	O
view	O
–	O
controller	O
development	O
architecture	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
October	O
2009	O
,	O
CakePHP	B-Language
project	O
manager	O
Garrett	O
Woodworth	O
and	O
developer	O
Nate	O
Abele	O
resigned	O
from	O
the	O
project	O
to	O
focus	O
on	O
lithium	B-Language
,	O
a	O
framework	O
code	O
base	O
originally	O
being	O
developed	O
at	O
the	O
CakePHP	B-Language
project	O
as	O
"	O
Cake3	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
May	O
2020	O
a	O
framework	O
also	O
named	O
lithium	B-Language
scored	O
the	O
4th	O
place	O
(	O
out	O
of	O
104	O
)	O
in	O
the	O
composite	O
score	O
of	O
TechEmpower	O
Web	B-Application
Frameworks	I-Application
Benchmarks	O
Round	O
19	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
is	O
a	O
modern	O
C++17	O
asynchronous	O
web	O
server	O
based	O
on	O
epoll	O
,	O
a	O
totally	O
different	O
web	B-Application
framework	I-Application
from	O
li₃	O
.	O
</s>
