> It would be great to some courses on views and cck I wrote the Packt book on Views 1. A number of people have said it's helped them to work better with Views 2. It's not "curriculum" so much as step-by-step recipes for specific tasks.
http://www.packtpub.com/drupal-5-views-recipes http://www.amazon.com/Drupal-Views-Recipes-Marjorie-Roswell/dp/1847196969 Its focus is on the end-user, but developers will likely get at least some value out of it, too, if only for the comprehensive list of views-enabled modules, the list of views hooks (which don't all transfer to Views 2), and a few recipes on theming. I've done almost no promotion, but seems worth a mention here. Given the version, sales have been minimal, too, but it's a pretty good book. By the way, lest anyone ask: I originally planned to write the next version, but seemed I needed some self-care more than I needed to write the upgrade. I developed a vitamin D deficiency over the course of writing the book. (5 ng/ml, really low) Happy New Year everyone. Margie PS. I'll bet most of us have a D deficiency. Hmmm... maybe time to get a solar-powered laptop... and a solarium (indoor sun room) for winter... Hmmm, book sales not quite up to all that! On Sat, Jan 2, 2010 at 9:44 AM, David Shaver <[email protected]> wrote: > It would be great to some courses on views and cck > David A. Shaver > D. A. Shaver Web Design > Web Page Design for Small Business > www.dashaver.com > PO Box 594 Galesburg,IL 61402-0594 > 309.343.0027 > > > > On Fri, Jan 1, 2010 at 9:29 PM, James Benstead <[email protected]> > wrote: >> >> After a brief discussion on the docs list this has now moved to g.d.o >> at http://groups.drupal.org/node/42236. One way the project could work is >> for hardcore Drupal developers to do a little consulting on the course >> syllabuses for their area(s) of expertise. If this is something that might >> be of interest to you, please join the g.d.o discussion. Thanks! >> >> 2009/12/28 James Benstead <[email protected]> >>> >>> I want there to be a set of free courses that people can work through to >>> learn about Drupal. Initially, at least, these "courses" would be a >>> reorganisation of existing material, kind of like the Drupal Cookbook. >>> >>> I suppose the skill/experience element here is going to be working out >>> what the syllabus needs to be for each course. The courses can then point at >>> existing documentation, whether that's text or videos or whatever. If there >>> are gaps, we can write new documentation - so organising things in this way >>> also helps us work out what documentation we need. >>> >>> I've posted to the Documentation list at >>> http://lists.drupal.org/mailman/listinfo/documentation - I guess that's the >>> best place to continue this discussion. Would be great if you could help. >>> >>> 2009/12/28 marcia wilbur <[email protected]> >>>> >>>> I'm not sure which direction you are heading with this. >>>> >>>> Are you possibly considering video elements with the course design or >>>> text based courses? >>>> >>>> If you are talking about simply reorganizing, then it is just a matter >>>> of management of information, correct? >>>> If you are considering creating courseware or WBTs based on existing >>>> documentation that could take a little more time and talent. >>>> Either way, sounds like a good idea. I could help. >>>> >>>> On Mon, Dec 28, 2009 at 8:39 AM, James Benstead >>>> <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Thanks for the comments. >>>>> Drupal Dojo is great, when it's running - but it does seem to me that >>>>> it lacks a little organisation. What I am suggesting doesn't necessarily >>>>> need to be new documentation, per se, but instead the organisation of >>>>> existing documentation under a useful structure. >>>>> Perhaps calling it Drupal University is a bit misleading as I don't >>>>> forsee there being any formal assessment or accreditation, but there would >>>>> be structured courses to work through. For example, "Drupal 101: Beginning >>>>> Drupal" which could teach complete newbies how to set up a core >>>>> installation >>>>> on a local or remote server; or "Drupal 201: Basic Theming" which could >>>>> explain how .tpl.php files worked and how CSS works in Drupal. >>>>> The Packt books are great, but they are short and sweet and they don't >>>>> offer an overall structure. Pro Drupal Development is superb and offers a >>>>> great structure, but it has its limitations: in short, it's a book. First >>>>> off, you have to buy it, for real money. I have no problem with people >>>>> making money out of open source software (especially when their work is as >>>>> brilliant as in the case of PDD), but I do think there should be a free, >>>>> "open source" alternative. If for no other reason, the cover price of PDD >>>>> is >>>>> huge for developers in 2nd or 3rd world countries (i.e., the majority of >>>>> the >>>>> population of the planet) and they should have an alternative. Secondly, >>>>> you >>>>> can't interact with a book: having a structured set of web resources would >>>>> mean people could comment on and discuss the resources, kind of like >>>>> students do on a real university campus. >>>>> I suppose the resource that gets closest to what I'm thinking is the >>>>> Drupal Cookbook - this could be Drupal 101. It fits my proposal because it >>>>> doesn't provide new documentation, but just organises what's already out >>>>> there. But more importantly, it answers the question, "I am at stage X in >>>>> learning Drupal, what should I do next?". Granted, it answers the simplest >>>>> version of this question, and for more advanced developers the answer well >>>>> may be multi-faceted - "if you want to specialise in X, go and learn Y" - >>>>> but it does crystallise what I'm proposing. >>>>> Again, anyone got any more thoughts on this? >>>>> -- >>>>> Google Talk/Windows Live Messenger/AIM: [email protected] >>>>> Yahoo! Messenger/Twitter/IRC (Freenode): jim0203 >>>>> Jabber: [email protected] // ICQ: 7088050 >>>>> Skype: jimbenstead >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> 2009/12/28 Yani <[email protected]> >>>>>> >>>>>> http://www.drupalbook.com/ >>>>>> >>>>>> That looks like a good one. I'll make that my first D7 book. >>>>>> >>>>>> Yani >>>>>> >>>>>> -----Original Message----- >>>>>> From: [email protected] >>>>>> [mailto:[email protected]] >>>>>> On Behalf Of Andrew Schulman >>>>>> Sent: Monday, 28 December 2009 7:37 PM >>>>>> To: [email protected] >>>>>> Subject: Re: [development] Proposal: Drupal University >>>>>> >>>>>> > Shell out some cash on books by Matt Butcher / Packit Publishing. >>>>>> >>>>>> The Packit books are fine as far as they go, but are usually short and >>>>>> basic. >>>>>> For a detailed look at Drupal's big picture, I highly recommend Pro >>>>>> Drupal >>>>>> Development, 2nd ed. by John VanDyk. 2nd ed. is for D6, but I see >>>>>> that a >>>>>> 3rd >>>>>> edition for D7 is due out in April. >>>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>> >> > > -- Margie http://www.BaltimoreUrbanAg.org http://www.FarmersMarketVideo.org http://www.FriendlyCoffeehouse.org http://www.packtpub.com/drupal-5-views-recipes/book
