obsolete programmer...
Posted: Wed Nov 11, 2009 6:00 am
Hello everyone,
I learnt PHP a couple of years back when you want to create a website, you have to manually write php code for every page or just include/require external php code into a page or using html/php template (.dwt file if anybody mistook it for joomla template and such) for easy/consistent modifying of website layout. I was also a novice before as well.
Now when i return to PHP, i've learnt about joomla and MVC model... and code such as: JPluginHelper::importPlugin('system') (in joomla if somebody is wondering) or
$mainframe->render();
Basic code includes md5(), connect to database etc is fine by me but the new MVC model and joomla is new to me.
So my questions here are(if you forgive me for knowing nothing about these things):
- Do people still write code (connect to database, check, display info from database) or mostly joomla or MVC now? In what case do people still write php code?
- To learn Joomla, do you have to learn the code such as render(), importPlugin()... or just changing the template, a little bit of code for customization and how to import other module/component.
- I still assume that custome built CMS is more secure than Joomla...
Anything else anybody think i should know about the changing technology is much appriciated. Only constructive answers please...
I learnt PHP a couple of years back when you want to create a website, you have to manually write php code for every page or just include/require external php code into a page or using html/php template (.dwt file if anybody mistook it for joomla template and such) for easy/consistent modifying of website layout. I was also a novice before as well.
Now when i return to PHP, i've learnt about joomla and MVC model... and code such as: JPluginHelper::importPlugin('system') (in joomla if somebody is wondering) or
$mainframe->render();
Basic code includes md5(), connect to database etc is fine by me but the new MVC model and joomla is new to me.
So my questions here are(if you forgive me for knowing nothing about these things):
- Do people still write code (connect to database, check, display info from database) or mostly joomla or MVC now? In what case do people still write php code?
- To learn Joomla, do you have to learn the code such as render(), importPlugin()... or just changing the template, a little bit of code for customization and how to import other module/component.
- I still assume that custome built CMS is more secure than Joomla...
Anything else anybody think i should know about the changing technology is much appriciated. Only constructive answers please...