CakePHP Documentation: It S**ks, Documentation the only problem

I'm new to all this MVC frameworks but have a really DIFFICULT time understanding the documentation of CakePHP book 2.0. They are going FAR TO ADVANCED before making me grasp the basics.

Am I retarded? Why when I read codeigniter I understood it right away? Because they did a great job documenting their framework!

Even the Apress CakePHP book is now outdated with version 1.3, so I can't use it, because I'm starting a fresh new project and would need to base it on cake 2.0.

Anyway, I came here because I need your advice. How can I start with CakePHP other than the onlin documentation that sux?

I think that's the problem of IT people, as we write good programs, but we can't write good documentation.

Try with blog tutorial, it's "how to get started with CakePHP".

You're not retarded, the learning curve is bit hard.

did you checked the bakery (http://bakery.cakephp.org/)?
There's nice examples of code there.

Hi iamarto,

When I started out with CakePHP I found the documentation quite difficult. It was sparse to say the least. Now, however, I think its awesome. They have done a real good job keeping on top of a set of complete and accurate documentation.

That being said, the Book is really only good for reference and for a out and out beginner, problem not that useful - except for the tutorials section. There is a excellent tutorial on creating a simple blog with CakePHP... its here: http://book.cakephp.org/2.0/en/tutorials-a.../blog/blog.html I recommend every new started to CakePHP to atleast look it over, if not follow it step by step.

The bakery on the otherhand, still today I'm not a big fan of - seems quite out of date. It is useful for finding some components to save you some time a little though on though.

Good luck

Thanks for all replies, after going with codeigniter with their awesome documentation, I found some limitations in automagic there of course... so I came back to CakePHP and now Cake seems easier than it was before. CI makes a great job to get you started in grasping the concepts.

Still a noob though,
Arto