What lies beyond J

What Lies Beyond JJoe LeBlanc

Each of you should look not only to your own

interests, but also to the interests of others.

Philippians 2:4

People have learned skills from each other by talking

back and forth and building relationships. This

is Joomla’s True Merit.

Joomla is about more than code.

Apple’s success hinges on staying “at the intersection of Technology and Liberal Arts”

- Steve Jobs

Programmers

Designers

Implementers

End Users

The Intersection

"Strapped" Admin Template

ProgrammersDesigners

ImplementersEnd Users

The Intersection

Database Driver for Microsoft SQL Server

Programmers

Implementers

The Intersection

LESS-driven template color chooser

Designers

ImplementersEnd Users

The Intersection

New template based off a CSS framework

Implementers

Designers

The Intersection

Joomla-driven Git Client

ProgrammersDesigners

Implementers

The features that serve the needs of more roles bring us closer to the software

we want.

We are making progress!

• Releases are coming on schedule

• Features are being added

• Upgrades are clicks away

• A fantastic admin UI is coming

We are missing features

• Database schema change management

• Live/dev configuration

• Scheduled tasks

• Advanced media management

Many web problems have already been solved.

We can learn from other projects when we look

beyond our community.

Solutions found Beyond J

Database Schema Changes: Rails.

• Code-driven, database agnostic approach.

• Fault tolerant, simple

• Use for core and for extensions.

Programmers

Implementers

Solutions found Beyond J

Live/Dev configurations: Frameworks.

• We need a consistent way of doing this.

• Possible solution: different files & environment variables

Programmers

DesignersImplementers

Solutions found Beyond J

Scheduled tasks: Drupal.

• Centralized recurring task management

• "Faux cron" has got to go

Programmers

Implementers

End Users

Solutions found Beyond J

Advanced Media Management: WordPress.

• Resize images to preset dimensions.

• Make image search and upload easier

Programmers

Designers

Implementers

End Users

How can we go beyond Joomla this weekend?

How can we go Beyond Joomla now?

Working Group Meetings

• Bring your knowledge from Beyond J

• Speak up!

• Influence the high-level strategy

How can we go Beyond Joomla now?

Attend non-Joomla topics

• How would someone outside of Joomla approach this?

• Does the Joomla way make sense?

• How can we make Joomla's implementation the preferred approach?

Joomla-specific topics

• Ask yourself: "If I were new to Joomla, where would I get stuck?"

• Is there a way we can extend this feature to serve more people?

• Learn from the presenters and ask questions

How can we go Beyond Joomla now?

• Our software best benefits programmers, designers, implementers, and end users simultaneously.

• Look beyond Joomla for inspiration and solutions.

• Keep looking to the interests of others.

Conclusion

Let's go Beyond J!

CreditsPhilippians 2:4. Paul. New International Version English translation by Biblica.

"Open Source Matters" montage. Forum User bohn002: http://forum.joomla.org/viewtopic.php?t=1267

This presentation used the Joomla! logo, which represents the software we all know, love, and write together. Use of this logo does not imply endorsement of this presentation by either the Joomla! Project or by Open Source Matters. Any color mis-coordination is strictly my fault.