ProjectFork 2.0 Alpha is now available! |
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After weeks of hard work I'm happy to announce a new release of ProjectFork! I actually had something released yesterday night, unfortunately it contained a critical bug which has been fixed in today's re-release. So if you have downloaded the 2.0 Alpha yesterday or today before this message, please uninstall and download again. What's new in 2.0 Alpha?I'm sure that some of you are probably confused about the difference between this alpha release and the previous pre-alpha release. Our development process simply follows the standard software release life cycle as described on wikipedia.When working on big projects like ProjectFork, I always think of them as a big puzzle.You start with laying out the frame and then add piece by piece until you get the final picture. So what you see in this release is an almost finished picture of the final product. Some functionalities and the behavior of the system may be confusing which is because of the missing puzzle pieces. Anyway, I hope that you enjoy the way this is all going and that you begin to see the full picture. This time I've focused a lot on the config section where you can manage/install and uninstall all the different extension types of ProjectFork. As I've mentioned in my last blog entry, ProjectFork is now a modular system comparable to Joomla. So the config section is actually the interface to the heart of ProjectFork. Please note that this release is still unstable and you should not attempt to uninstall any of the extensions that come with the current release. It would most likely knock out the entire system. You can however unpublish or publish the different extensions. Project WorkspaceAnother new feature I've added is the "project workspace". Think of it as a permanent project filter which allows you to quickly switch between different projects and project related information. The feature is still in an experimental stage and will likely change until the final release.Roll your own!At this point it is possible for you to create your own extensions for ProjectFork. And if you would like translate ProjectFork, you can simply create an install-package and distribute it on your website or send an email to support@joomlapraise and we will publish it here. Unfortunately I had no time to prepare any documentation for you guys so far, but I promise to present you some first examples and tutorials next week. If you can't wait to get started, I recommend that you explore the code of the existing extensions that come shipped with this release.Download ProjectFork 2.0 Alpha - Tobias Original Source: JoomlaPraise - Professional Joomla Templates and Extensions - JoomlaPraise Professional Joomla Templates |