Thanks Jeremy. I really didn't want to come off negative (how can I when I'm getting this thing for free, paid for by other people's hard work), I just wanted to put a noob's perspective out there.
It's really frustrating to walk into dark caves so often when you're trying to learn something new, and when you think you've found a way out, it's another dead end. If I ever get any level of skill with Cake I will most definitely add to or update the docs. I haven't given up on Cake, but I'm wondering if Cake 1 would be a wiser choice for now. Thanks, Glen. On Jan 12, 7:23 pm, jeremyharris <[email protected]> wrote: > Double underscore functions are translating functions, which allow you to > internationalize your application. (You can always look at the code to try > and figure out what it does - it's also a great way to learn!) > > Cake is a large project, so there will always be things missing from the > docs. Feel free to contribute as you figure things out and find what's > missing. There are a few books on CakePHP 1.3 (Mariano's comes to mind), > but CakePHP 2 is very new so you won't find any. And you're right, > generally you don't see books because they become dated quickly. > > If you have little questions like "what does __d()" do, you can always ask > on IRC. Most people are pretty helpful. > > Don't give up hope! We're all always trying to improve CakePHP with better > docs and user contributed content. It's all created on volunteer time so > it's important to understand there's only so much the core team can do. > > -jeremy -- Our newest site for the community: CakePHP Video Tutorials http://tv.cakephp.org Check out the new CakePHP Questions site http://ask.cakephp.org and help others with their CakePHP related questions. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cake-php
