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So this is exciting. Wait, wait and wait is finally over now. Got to see the thing I have been waiting for long, ever since the first talks about it. I am already download the PB 1 and will be looking at the code base first to have a peek into how Codeigniter 2.0 will look like 😊. This is going to be the day when either I will have to go the whole new way with PHP from here on or look at it the old way. Maybe as expected it will allow me do things better.

Hope for the best.

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That’s awesome. Though I downloaded the trial, mainly because I wanted to have a look at how the Pros modeled their code. Unfortunately (and very reasonably) their code is encrypted with Zend Guard, by the looks of it.

Ah well, I completely understand why they did it. You know what - if they wrote a book of practical field tips for getting the most flexibility and performance out of CI, I would buy it in a heartbeat.

I’ve been waiting for EE 2 to release before I really have a serious look at it. So over the Christmas break I think I’ll seriously look into it. Is there an official ... EE 2 for CodeIgniter fans doc?

I would love to really adopt a CMS that I will stick with for all projects, I’ve been building my own ... but getting on board with a supported solution seems great.

My only concern is, that it seems like all my projects end up being half web site, half application. For stores, to CMSs, to tools for the companies employees to manage ____ business tasks etc ...

So if I commit to EE2, will I be limited?

Example ... on a page managed by the CMS ... the customer might want some very specific tool ... can I get that code in there? Do I need to create a new controller for the function? Can I?

Some documentation for EE for CI fans would be great. Will there be any such material?

So over the Christmas break I think I’ll seriously look into it. Is there an official ... EE 2 for CodeIgniter fans doc?

I am afraid not, not yet at any rate (Derek Allard promised to write something up!), but it really shouldn’t be needed, either, at least not for getting started. If it helps, just think of EE as another CI app (which brings its own version of CI for the time being). The reality is a little more complicated, but not all that much.

So if I commit to EE2, will I be limited?

Not really. EE is very extensible, what with modules, plugins, extensions (and now, accessories). This has always been the case of course, but now that EE uses CI for these addons things should be even easier for an experienced CI-developer.

You’ll probably still have projects where pure CI is the better choice (and why not), but if you need a robust, full-fledged CMS there’s no need to look further than to EE.

on a page managed by the CMS ... the customer might want some very specific tool ... can I get that code in there?

Certainly. See this thread for a little more info: http://ellislab.com/forums/viewthread/137557/

In any template you can always access the CI super object with $this->EE, e.g.

<?php $this->EE->load->library('simplepie'); ?>

Some documentation for EE for CI fans would be great. Will there be any such material?

Start with the EE dev docs, would be my suggestion for now…

Thanks Ingmar,

I’m thinking at any rate I’m going to enjoy playing with it. I’ve been putting off a remake of my own site for AGES ... but I might make that redo EE so I can learn and dev at a relaxed pace.

Sounds like a plan. And don’t be afraid to come over to the other side of the fence, people are nice and helpful there, too 😊

Took a bit of a peek (as you guys probably expected us too) and notice that you left the javascript and jquery libraries open to public viewing. Keep up the good work…

One thing I would like to see is how you guys extended the Router class to allow for the 404_override property?

One thing I would like to see is how you guys extended the Router class to allow for the 404_override property?

No response on this one? Would be great if we could include this functionality as standard into codeigniter.