Posted by Captain Paralytic on 11/09/07 10:43

On 8 Nov, 20:41, "Sanders Kaufman" <bu...@kaufman.net> wrote:
> "Shelly" <sheldonlg.n...@asap-consult.com> wrote in message
>
> news:13j6hdcfi1i4o7b@corp.supernews.com...
>
> > Opinions sought:
> > ============
> > A prospective client wants customizations to Joomla using PHP. I have not
> > done anything with Joomla. Is it worth my while to invest the time to set
> > it up and learn it? If it is, where would you recommend as a starting
> > place. I looked quickly on the web, but not found anything directly to
> > the point, and as I am busy right now I thought I would solicit opinions
> > from fellow professionals.
>
> Shelly -
> Hell yes it's a good idea - especially coming from your apparent skill-set.
> I would not recommend anyone use Joomla - but that's just because I don't
> like to use other people's tookits - when mine is *great* for me.
>
> But if you're a Lone Programmer, it's a GREAT way to expose yourself to
> other smart people's work.
>
> And that's just the intellecutal in me saying that.
> On the more practical side - if you wanna bring in some dough, accumulating
> a body of experience with niche software like this is a REAL money-maker.
>
> Consider the folks here - mostly very expert. But how many are
> Joomla-capable, or have even used the damn thing? Not many.
>
> Learning Joomla - you open the door to beating out far more experienced, far
> more knowledgable people than yourself.

Hey, most of my income is from building custom components for Mambo/
Joomla. The last thing I want is competition ;-)

But seriously. I am so busy, I'd love to find other Joomla literate
folks that I could trust to sub-contract to!

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