How to learn extjs

[sunilbabu]

Hi,
I am new to extjs api and i am going to work on extjs.Please help me regarding this api.And give me suggestions what is the ide i need to use for extjs.

[Lobos]

ide - there are a few around, aptana or your texteditor of choice for js will be fine

other than that, pull up your sleaves and just start using it, that is the best way to learn - takes a few months though to get a good grip of it. i have been using it for like 6months and i am still learning hahahahahha maybe I'm just slow... um er...

[jay@moduscreate.com]

I use dreamweaver - but not the Ext plugin. You don't need a fancy editor, though something that colors your text helps.

Like lobos said, dive into it. If you're new to OO Javascript get some books on that.

[alloftheabove]

My mom won't let me have an ide on her windows computer. However, when I'm on my Ubuntu linux computer, I find that the standard Gedit does great for me. No need for me to install some other program. Also, when I do get to use windows I find I just LOVE notepad++. It is meant as a notepad replacement and it does this to an amazing extent.

NOTE: Here's the site for notepad++: notepad-plus.sourceforge.net/uk/site.htm

[jay@moduscreate.com]

FYI, there are two book initiatives that i'm aware of :)

[jonhobbs]

I assume one of them is this...

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41wyH9ljTKL._SL500_AA240_.jpg (http://www.amazon.com/Professional-JavaScript-Frameworks-Prototype-MooTools/dp/047038459X/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1218839282&sr=8-1)

What's the other?

[Lobos]

I use dreamweaver - but not the Ext plugin.

I use dw as well, but WITH the plugin - try it dude, it is a simple affair but can save lots of time with auto code completion

[jay@moduscreate.com]

What's the other?


I can't say much right now - but it's not going to be a few chapters of Ext, but a whole book dedicated to the framework from head to toe.

[jay@moduscreate.com]

I use dw as well, but WITH the plugin - try it dude, it is a simple affair but can save lots of time with auto code completion

Code completion is a nice feature of IDEs. But, i'll be honest... I like to memorize the methods - it is good brain exercise ;)

[hello2008]

I can't say much right now - but it's not going to be a few chapters of Ext, but a whole book dedicated to the framework from head to toe.

wow, could you please tell us the author of this great book?:-?



Code completion is a nice feature of IDEs. But, i'll be honest... I like to memorize the methods - it is good brain exercise ;)

well, strange man or super man:)

[Lobos]

well, strange man or super man:)

each to their own - I am a bit like this with PHP, i don't use code completion with PHP as it is my main forte, other lang/frameworks I don't really bother memorizing as there are just too many platforms that are all the rage one day and superseded the next...

[Animal]

The main problem is not with learning ExtJs.

Contrary to what the hype is, it's really not a huge, unlearnable API.

It's a lot smaller than the JRE standard API, or the C++ ones I have briefly encountered.

The main problem that is exhibited, and the causes of frustration are lack of knowledge of the concepts of Javascript, the W3 DOM and CSS.

With a full knowledge of Javascript, the concepts will be learned much quicker, example code will be meaningul, and a quick view of the source code will explain everything.

[jay@moduscreate.com]

I think also that Ext 2x is such a rich *UI* framework (not just an effects/DOM manipulation) library, that folks come to the table thinking that things will just work - not expecting to learn/master css xhtml/etc.