[Zope3-dev] Re: Zope X3

[Jake (aka BZ)]

It is a whole new world... and a good thing at that.

I am sure all the power will come to me as X3 becomes Zope 3, but I have
found as I have done more and more customization to products that each
upgrade becomes a bit more tricky. Actually, I just did an upgrade from
2.6.2 -> 2.7b4 and it was pretty easy, had to re-import a few products,
but other than that, it went well.

Zope 3, will be a brand new learning experience, but I am finding (as I
get better with CSS2, XHTML, etc) that they new skills only make me
sharper on my own skills.

Jake
-- 
http://www.ZopeZone.com


Gary Poster said:
> I'm sympathetic. :-)  It's definitely "X3"--experimental and new--and it
> has definitely had XP-style merciless refactoring.  This is a good
> thing, though.  Once the dust has settled and we're ready to look at the
> new creation, I think it will be an impressive evolution of the Zope
> platform.
>
> For now, your ZPT and DTML skills carry over, and your Python skills are
> usable on a cleaner underlying platform.  The Zope 3 Component
> Architecture is somewhat new--although the connection to the CMF is
> obvious and comfortable.  ZCML may be your biggest stumbling block at
> the moment, since the configuration can feel surprising and even hard to
> follow especially at first blush, but the power is compelling, and I
> have found it largely pleasant to use.
>
> In sum, I wouldn't get bummed now.  My advice would be to casually dig
> in now, getting a handle on the big picture, and wait for the dust from
> the last of the geddons to settle.  Then Jim and others can readdress
> both the docs and the Zope 2->3 transition.
>
> Gary
>
>
> Jake (aka BZ) wrote:
>> It is a bit of a bummer...
>>
>> Playing with X3, though, has just left me with the feeling that I know
>> NOTHING about it or how it works. This one is gonna take some time to
>> figure out.
>>
>> Jake
>
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