Introducing Developers to Joomla

Training from Andrew Eddie

Introducing Developers to Joomla is a short, half-day course (approximately 3.5 hours) that introduces developers to the Joomla framework and extensions.

Course Content

This course is aimed at people who are already familiar with how to set up a Joomla web site. This course introduces the programmatic concepts behind the Joomla framework and extension development. The following topics are covered during the session:

* An overview of the third-party elements of the Joomla framework.
* An overview of the Joomla developed framework.
* An overview of the extended framework (provided by JXtended) that allows for some measure of forward compatibility with Joomla 1.6.
* A brief introduction to commons developer tools (IDE's and other tools).
* Planning a Joomla component.
* Database fields that have special significance in the Joomla framework.
* The file structure of a Joomla component.
* A brief introduction to what MVC means to the Joomla developer.
* A detailed look at the administrator list view, and the item edit form.
* A brief introduction into the design of a module.

Time permitting (depending on questions), a brief introduction to the Joomla database schema may also be include.

A full-day variation of this course is available. The second half of the day will walk through a component and module example and introduce you to plugin development.
Prerequisites

To get the maximum benefit out of this course, you already should:

* already be familiar with HTML markup,
* already be familiar with the PHP programming language,
* be familiar with how to set up a basic Joomla web site, and
* be familiar with how to install a Joomla extensions

Bringing your own laptop is advisable in order to follow through the sample code provided.

The Joomla Structure PDF from The Art of Joomla web site may be useful to peruse prior to attending the course.

Cost

This price includes a 12 month subscription to The Art of Joomla Online Developer Reference which contains the course notes (and much more - it's great value). Contact us for full-day pricing on this course.