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(More customer reviews)I reviewed the first version of this. It was a very positive review, because I felt that it filled a need, that of providing guidance to the new MODx user. It did this admirably well. Anyone who regularly uses open-source content management systems knows that much of the info is scattered in forums, individual blog posts, random other places, and sometimes even in official documentation. To me, it's useful to have much of this consolidated into one place.
I do agree with reviewers that said that it's not for gurus. They would not find much new info with either book. It seems to me that systems don't get guru books until they have a critical mass of popularity, and as much as I like MODx, I don't think it's quite there yet.
I have to scold the publisher and author on the title of this book, which is remarkably misguided. MODx 2 is Revolution (aka Revo), a completely new release, which has been out for awhile now. Accordingly, I was eager to see if there would be substantial Revo coverage. There isn't. They just have an extra chapter giving a quick overview of the Revo concepts. The entire rest of the book is devoted to MODx 1, aka Evolution or Evo.
I'm very puzzled by this. I can only think that maybe there was a publishing deadline, and Revo was not officially released at that date, so someone decided to put it out there with little Revo coverage. I think this is a mistake, both conceptually and commercially. In any case, if you want a book on Revo, you'll have to wait.
That said, Evo, in my opinion, will be operant for quite some time to come. It's still more stable than Revo, simply by virtue of its having been in use so long.
So if you're new to MODx, and want to learn the in's and out's of MODx 1, aka Evo, this book will be useful, and will also give you a very brief overview of Revo. If you already have the first book, I would pass on this.
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This book is an example-driven tutorial, which will take you from the installation of MODx through to configuration, customization, and deployment. Step-by-step instructions will enable you to build a fully-functional, feature-rich website quickly and without the knowledge of any programming language. This book is ideal for newcomers to MODx. Both beginners and experienced web developers will benefit from this comprehensive guide to MODx. No knowledge of PHP programming or any templating language is needed, but the more advanced chapters towards the end of the book will allow more confident developers to extend their applications even further by creating their own snippets.
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