TikiDevNewbie

This page is dedicated to helping new devellopers understand what they are doing and prevent them from making some very common mistakes. As you learn, please come back and update this page - share what you have learned.

1. Join the ))TikiWikiDev(( mailing lists at https://sourceforge.net/mail/?group_id=64258 and ask lots of questions.
2. Join the group on IRC and ask lots of questions. Read ConnectingToIrc for instructions
3. Use ))TikiWiki(( and understand what it is doing before you ever start trying to change it. Set up a site and use it on an everyday basis until you can fix most of the problems you encounter.
4. Read the SourceForge pages for beginners on CVS https://sourceforge.net/docman/display_doc.php?docid=14033&group_id=1
5. Setup your local system to use one or more of the CVS branches (there are several). The bleading edge is Head.
6. If you are not sure how to set up a local server and want to use IIS on a Windoz machine read IisInstall. I downloaded a program called Sokkit from http://www.sokkit.net/pragmacms which does an excelent job of installing Apache, MySql & PHP on a Windoz system.
7. Set up a hosted site. This will be your playground and is a way to show off your latest feature. Then let everyone on #tikiwiki know you have something new. If you haven't already been asked to join the group - you will be now.
8. Read the SourceForge pages for devellopers on CVS https://sourceforge.net/docman/display_doc.php?docid=768&group_id=1
9. Ask lots of questions on IRC about CVS. Using CVS correctly could be a degree all by itself. 😀
10. You will need SSH if you are going to be updating SourceForge - so read https://sourceforge.net/docman/display_doc.php?docid=6841&group_id=1
11. Read the GoldenRules
12. An opensource project is NOT like any other project you have ever worked in. You will be dealing with people who are scattered all arround this bueatiful world of ours and many of them will need an added effort on your part. Please read KinderCode often.