[Typo3-dev] ExtDev Guide, Articles and Tutorials

[Martin T. Kutschker]

Robert Lemke wrote:
> 
> We need:
> 
>    - Two (or more) major documents: Backend Extensions, Frontend 
>      Extensions, xxx. Explaining the basic concepts for creating
>      such extensions.
>    - Specialized small tutorials including code snippets and case
>      studies. They could actually be articles on typo3.org like 
>      the articles [1] and tutorials [2] on zend.com

      - How-Tos: may cover stuff already presented in other parts
        nicely put together.

Articles and tutorials are great. But you won't find anything if you're 
looking for a particuar question.

Samples for simple how-to items (part of a FE programming section):

Q: How do I get the current page id?
A: $GLOBALS['TSFE']->id;

Q: How do I get the current FE user id?
A: $GLOBALS['TSFE']->fe_user->id

> The big advantages of articles and tutorials is that they much more
> flexible to handle. One example could be a basic frontend plugin
> tutorial, or an article about how to make your plugin cacheable and
> searcheable for the indexed search including etc.

I'm not very fond of an article approach to documentation. Things get 
scattered. Usually I'm looking for a centtal place to answer all my 
questions. I'm not really interested in a doc (the wiki) whill only 
direct me to other docs.

But that's a matter of taste.

Masi