[Typo3-dev] Newbie (plugin developer) questions...

[Maidment, Paul]

Hi All,

My organisation (the National Health Service in Scotland) uses Typo3 for a
number of its websites and we would like to look into the development of
plugins, as a precursor to this, I have been asked to investigate the
options.

I am thinking of writing an advanced workflow plugin, before proceeding, I
need to know if

1: There is a method of development through which I can ensure compatibility
with future versions of Typo3 (as a main concern is maintainability of the
code.)

2: What are the best standards to stick to when writing plugins, what
conventions and best practices do you recommend?

3: Where can I get a good tutorial on writing a plugin (something quite
straightforward and simple to start with) .... I already know how to code in
PHP so I would be looking for a good source of Typo3 API tutorial material.

4: Once a plugin is written, what can I do to publish the plugin to the
Typo3 community? so many people have contributed, it would be good to give
something back, and also healthy for future development.

5: Are there any other handy hints / tips / caveats / points of constructive
critiscism that you can think of?

I appreciate you taking the time to read this and hope to get some
interesting leads to follow...

Thanks,
Paul
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