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Message from Dean - May 8th 2007
I am currently testing out a new version of the APF Bridge Component - If you notice any errors within this demo store please drop me a line.
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The book is well written and edited. The information is clear and well structured. If you want to make your own modules this book will give you a good start.
There is little or no information on CCK (Content Construction Kit) or Views which appear to be emerging technologies on Drupal. Little information on how to encorporate media into Drupal. There are no example sites or site construction strategy.
People involved building Web sites tend to wear Rorschach ink blots rather than hats -- the content of the book looks more like a hat. If you are a Web developer, not Web designer or Web editor the information contained is up your alley.
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Just a little warning, don't buy this book (like I did), if you want to develop for Drupal 6.
Right off the bat I got in trouble, and even the first simple example won't work in Drupal 6..
So, I'm not complaining, but I was stupid enough to buy this just before version 6 got out, don't make the same mistake, read online-tutorials or find a book that's intended for the current version..
(Maybe hardcore programmers will still find this useful, but I could use example-code that works, and this doesn't, so you're stuck researching just about everything online anyway.)
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This seems to be a decent book and certainly helpful in the basics, but I felt it was lacking all sorts of details I was looking for when designing a custom theme and two modules to go along with it. I found most of what I was looking for online and now the book basically is collecting dust.
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This book is very well written, and although there are some minor quirks with various versions of Drupal, you can work around them.
Each code example is well documented and carries the concept that is being taught.
I have not finished the book, but already feel like I could code a basic Drupal module. The book is so good that I put it down half way because there was too much information going into my brain to process it all without stopping to try it.
And with the basic information in the book about how Drupal works behind the scenes, I have already been able to customize my sites better, knowing what parts do what.
Before, I couldn't even manage to do basic tasks, because I was so confused. But maybe chalk that up to a bit of think-headedness.
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This helped a ton in getting my feet wet with Drupal, and has been a great reference ever since then. Well worth it.
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