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here's newbie trying 'get on hump' learning how use joomla. let's have no illusions, 'user' of high quality software rather 'developer' of same. come joomla community knowing nothing product. want learn , finding difficult.
this no novelty. frequently, in both undergrad , postgrad study, presented new (to me) software package , expected drive it. every time, that's right every time, first 2 or 3 months agony struggled understand package. penny drop , end of semester driving package harder else in class. that's how earned first class honours. however, not make learning joomla cakewalk.
i aware there has been controversy ability of joomla beginners documentation newbie on hump. not want fire again true, microsoft documentation or adacore , mysql , gtkada , host of other software sources, joomla beginners documentation not deliver on sort of promise, "if have started reading book today morning, able make type of joomla! websites tomorrow evening." perhaps can solve problem.
documentation phase of software development lifecycle lacking little in glamour , popularity. of types of documentation, rank beginner lacks in glamour , popularity because hardest expert write. after years in intimate relationship particular software, well-nigh impossible expert @ mind of rank beginner, yet, if author of beginners' documentation not that, documentation may in martian. not fulfil mission because experts forget how know. clear , obvious expert absolutely invisible beginner and, unless methodically revealed, remain so.
most recently, struck problem gtkada. response on line @ http://adasafehouse.webs.com/gtkada.html 2 pdf files called gadget and walker. these documents outcome of prolonged struggle learn how write guis in gtkada. while folk @ adacore angelically patient, frustrated question "why can't see!" in last attempt documented struggle , gadget and walker are attempt save others agony. struggle don't forward repeating.
what needed solve base problem - providing documentation lead beginner degree of competence in joomla - 1 or more angelically patient experts , rank beginner can write (and has time to). perhaps can latter. there experts out there prepared bite tongues, tear out hair, , answer tsunami of dumb questions asked? if there are, let me know how contact - email adasafehouse@hotmail.com.
what out of it? expert assistance come pace joomla.
what joomla community out of it? documentation beginners in beginner terms.
i'm prepared give go.
here's newbie trying 'get on hump' learning how use joomla. let's have no illusions, 'user' of high quality software rather 'developer' of same. come joomla community knowing nothing product. want learn , finding difficult.
this no novelty. frequently, in both undergrad , postgrad study, presented new (to me) software package , expected drive it. every time, that's right every time, first 2 or 3 months agony struggled understand package. penny drop , end of semester driving package harder else in class. that's how earned first class honours. however, not make learning joomla cakewalk.
i aware there has been controversy ability of joomla beginners documentation newbie on hump. not want fire again true, microsoft documentation or adacore , mysql , gtkada , host of other software sources, joomla beginners documentation not deliver on sort of promise, "if have started reading book today morning, able make type of joomla! websites tomorrow evening." perhaps can solve problem.
documentation phase of software development lifecycle lacking little in glamour , popularity. of types of documentation, rank beginner lacks in glamour , popularity because hardest expert write. after years in intimate relationship particular software, well-nigh impossible expert @ mind of rank beginner, yet, if author of beginners' documentation not that, documentation may in martian. not fulfil mission because experts forget how know. clear , obvious expert absolutely invisible beginner and, unless methodically revealed, remain so.
most recently, struck problem gtkada. response on line @ http://adasafehouse.webs.com/gtkada.html 2 pdf files called gadget and walker. these documents outcome of prolonged struggle learn how write guis in gtkada. while folk @ adacore angelically patient, frustrated question "why can't see!" in last attempt documented struggle , gadget and walker are attempt save others agony. struggle don't forward repeating.
what needed solve base problem - providing documentation lead beginner degree of competence in joomla - 1 or more angelically patient experts , rank beginner can write (and has time to). perhaps can latter. there experts out there prepared bite tongues, tear out hair, , answer tsunami of dumb questions asked? if there are, let me know how contact - email adasafehouse@hotmail.com.
what out of it? expert assistance come pace joomla.
what joomla community out of it? documentation beginners in beginner terms.
i'm prepared give go.
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