Love newbies since I still feel like one after 3+ years of Zopedom. :) You got a book, that is a great start. The next is to really start playing around with Zope. Set it up, get in there and see how things are done. Download and install products and see how they do things. Examples are the best way to learn (IMHO). Sites: http://www.zopezen.org http://www.zopelabs.com http://www.plope.com (a bit of weblog for Chris M.) (I would put the one I am building in the list, but it is below). There are a bunch of good articles on DTML and ZPT over at http://www.devshed.com/Server_Side/Zope That should keep you reading. You can either pick DTML or go with the newer ZPT (I am still in DTML land). This list is not very "chatty" just down to business. Enjoy. Jake -- http://www.ZopeZone.com Jay Dorsey said:
Hello :)
I'm just getting started with Zope. I"ve purchased (and am currently reading) the Zope Bible.
I've also had a few looks through the Zope.org site. I was wondering if someone could point me to other sources of newbie-type documentation.
I'm comfortable working with Python, but the jump to Zope seems to have left me twiddling my thumbs. Simple things, like why I can't use certain modules in "Script (Python)"s, how can I use Python to read the contents of another object, etc.
I had jumped into Zope thinking that my knowledge of Python made it a good choice for me to develop web applications in Python with, but it seems I'm up for learning at least a handful of new technologies/acronyms (DTML, Zope API, and TAL/TALES/METAL).
I looked through the zope mailling list archive page and it seems as though the numbers are slowly spiraling downward. I was surprised when I signed up for the list yesterday that there wasn't more traffic than there is. Are there other mailing lists or forums anyone would recommend for me to be a part of, something that'll let me ask all the stupid new guy questions?
Thanks,
Jay
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