"Shelly" <sheldonlg.news@asap-consult.com> wrote in message
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> 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.