Application by
Alexander Nitsche
What is your idea about?
The existing TYPO3 books “TYPO3 Extbase” and “TYPO3 CMS Certified Developer” will undergo an initial review and be updated to make them compatible with the newer TYPO3 LTS versions.
What is the potential impact of your idea?
The TYPO3 certification process ensures continuous revenue for the TYPO3 Association. In addition, it professionalizes TYPO3 editors, admins, consultants and developers and ensures the spreading of the word. Having an up-to-date TYPO3 standard work for the certification process is therefore a purpose in itself. For years, certification aspirants have been wondering about outdated learning materials, especially the official TYPO3 books “TYPO3 Extbase” and “TYPO3 CMS Certified Developer”. The current pricing model and thus the income of the books do not seem to motivate the authors enough to continue working on the books on a regular basis. As the TYPO3 Documentation Team will continue with the further improvement of the TYPO3 documentation on docs.typo3.org this year, this budget would be a test balloon for the simultaneous improvement of the books. This could uncover interesting correlations between the two areas of work, making it easier to maintain both in the future and therefore more reliable.
Once the books are up to date again, it might be worthwhile to evolve the pricing model and switch to one that generates more revenue, e.g. by paying per TYPO3 LTS release instead of paying once for lifetime updates. Another task would be to get the books into all popular bookstores.
Who can / should implement your idea?
I will take care myself
Approximate Funds needed
€10,000 - €25,000