[TYPO3-english] worried about 4.x (6.x)

[Thomas Skierlo]

Hello Stefano,

no, you are not the only one who is worried about TYPO3. Over many years 
TYPO3 was a perfect base for integrators to build up powerful websites. 
Most extensions worked properly up to the 4.5 branch. Today some very 
important extensions don't. While more and more old school extensions 
are getting lost, too few new extensions are being developed for TER. 
Tried developing the extbase way myself, but didn't succeeded because of 
lack of documentation or help in forums or mailing lists. Today we have 
markers, TemplaVoila (which is excellent), a little bit Fluid while 
beeing a little bit pregnant with Extbase - not knowing where this ship 
will be heading for.

For me it is not the problem to learn new paradigms, but to acquire 
information about the very basics, like documentation.

I'm in the lucky situation of not being dependant on TYPO3 projects 
only. But thousands of other professionals are - and time will tell how 
many will be sticking to TYPO3 in the end, whenever it will be and 
whatever it will mean.

The concept of FLOW3 and Fluid is excellent, but Zend Framework or 
others are excellent too. Was there really any need for another full 
grown development framework or would a module or two for an existing one 
have done the same job? Why not use Doctrine from the very beginning? 
It's mature, reliable and under permanent devolpment. I'm not talking 
about simple things, like changing localization files from XML to XLIFF 
- that's peanuts. Currently I don't see any real strategies for TYPO3. I 
spent my last 3 month in the migration of TemplaVoila funtionallity to 
Fluidtemplates and extbase based FCE replacements. Parts of the results 
are working properly, others are not, mainly when it comes to 
localization. I am truly getting tired.

Kind regards,

Thomas Skierlo

> i'll be as simple as i can:
>
>
> aren't there too few resources on too many products?
> is really everybody happy with the new "family"?
>
>
> am i the only one who would like every core developer, documentator, 
> translator, bug fixer, concentrated in just one product, TYPO3, 
> leaving all non CMS components to other communities?
>
> i know it's utopic just to ask it.. but i just read positive comments 
> (Logo Green apart), or silence.
> and i know that the roadmap is signed.. but if TYPO3 was still my main 
> concern or core instrument.. i would be seriously worried
>
> i don't think it's nostalgia (i'm actively following TYPO3 since 
> 2003), or maybe i'm getting too old :)
>
> well. i said it!
> good work to everybody!
>
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> Stefano Cecere
> KRUR studio - http://krur.com
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