Sat 03 Jan 2009 |
Users, Developers, Administrators
Written by Sam Moffatt
It struck me today looking through Paul Graham's website that there are those who write software who don't actually use their own software - or as is popular phrase has it: "They don't eat their own dog food". As I look at the Joomla! project I see that we're all users, some of us are developers and others are administrators. In that respect I think that the project keeps itself alive and up to speed with tasks because we're all in a small way personally interested. We know how annoying it is that some feature doesn't work properly. We know what parts of the API are confusing and what parts would be really awesome if we just had this feature and as administrator wishing that we could do something that seems so elusive (say, ACL?). This also extends beyond Joomla! the CMS and onto the services we offer: JoomlaCode, JED, Forums, etc - we're all users of each of those systems. I think it adds a touch that we have the same issues that you do and every day, little by little, we're trying to make everything better for everyone. :)
2009-01-04 03:26:26
2009-01-04 14:06:33
Joomlas focus have been so much about content so It have not understand the impact of connecting content and users simultaneously.
To do that you must have ie a better reg process with better profiling and localization settings to start with.
That could involve dynamic updated rule forms for setting up a user to his country,region and city/location and other settings.
How should you ever do something for your users if you don't know who he is, where he come from and what his preference is???
All web system needs that important information at hand to fulfill its customers needs and wants whatever their perspective of their site is.
2009-01-04 15:05:37
You kind of lost me, there. Would you be able to sketch out in a wireframe what it is you think is necessary? You could share a link to some specs. A picture is always helpful and maybe someone else who sees this need will get good ideas to assist.
Thanks!
Amy
2009-01-05 04:16:01
2009-01-12 11:33:53