Re: [chiPHPug-discuss] PHP / Magento Job

[Arlo L. <ar...@ar...>]

> Yep, my fault. I guess I'm not that good at PHP. Eh, Neil?

Well, I don't think Neil or Zach meant that working with any PHP-based
software or framework should be -easy-.

Most of my projects begin with comparing the available off-the-shelf options
to a custom solution or a hybrid between the two. I explain to clients that
a custom solution will take longer to get going up front, but in the future,
customizations to off-the-shelf software will take about three times longer
than a comparable addition to the custom software. There's just a lot more
"stuff" to work through in those systems compared to a system that was
designed and built for one purpose.

I guess I should add "difficulty in finding more developers experienced with
that software" as an additional caveat to clients considering such systems.
A few years ago it seemed like every craigslist ad wanted someone
experienced with Smarty templates; then it was Drupal; maybe Magento will be
the next system whose popularity exceeds the available knowledge base.

Cheers,
-Arlo

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