A few weeks ago, I had a slight rant with the issues I was facing with Joomla and its MVC architecture. Having developed a number of PHP sites all based on my own code, I think the main problem was that I was not quite comfortable working with a framework that had a steep learning curve. I don't think some of that rants about Joomla I read online helped either.

But since I had a project to complete, I was determined to learn Joomla. I spent about a couple of weeks searching for every possible tutorial regarding developing components for Joomla. Some where straight forward enough, others were simply incomplete. In order to save time, I used the Joomla MVC Generator at AlphaPlug (which is an excellent generator by the way), to quickly create the file structure that I needed in order to start developing my component.

I did have a few teething issues figuring out what was what on the occasion. But I am glad to say that I have been able to complete the Joomla project I was assigned and the component I created is working properly. I think the more I work with Joomla, the easier it should get. At least, that is another set of skills added to what I can do and I definitely looking forward to my Joomla projects.