I can't speak for the author, but I think the book title might have more aptly been, "CMS Made Simple 1.6: An Introduction" rather than "...:Beginner's Guide."
The CMS (content management system) itself, CMS Made Simple, is sufficiently simple enough that a beginner could easily produce a site with no knowledge of basic CSS/HTML. If you want to customize the template or output of the modules, then you will need to have knowledge of CSS/HTML and Smarty to accomplish that.
A couple points...
This was my first submission to Slashdot and in fact my first experience with Slashdot. I did (do) not fully understand the audience on Slashdot.
My writing style is a bit different than what you/.ers may be accustomed to. I tend to inject personal experience in reviews that I write. The comments thus far have enlightened me to how that may come off as me attempting to promote the "product" instead of just reviewing the book.
Ultimately, my goal was simply to write a basic review of the book and express my satisfaction with it. No hidden agenda.
You raise a valid point. Nowhere in my review did I specify that the acronym CMS stands for Content Management System. That was my oversight. I assumed that the acronym "CMS" would be recognized for what it stood for by readers of Slashdot. If I submit again in the future, I won't make that assumption.
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The review was of the book, not of the content management system that the book was about.
I can't speak for the author, but I think the book title might have more aptly been, "CMS Made Simple 1.6: An Introduction" rather than "...:Beginner's Guide." The CMS (content management system) itself, CMS Made Simple, is sufficiently simple enough that a beginner could easily produce a site with no knowledge of basic CSS/HTML. If you want to customize the template or output of the modules, then you will need to have knowledge of CSS/HTML and Smarty to accomplish that.
A couple points... This was my first submission to Slashdot and in fact my first experience with Slashdot. I did (do) not fully understand the audience on Slashdot. My writing style is a bit different than what you /.ers may be accustomed to. I tend to inject personal experience in reviews that I write. The comments thus far have enlightened me to how that may come off as me attempting to promote the "product" instead of just reviewing the book.
Ultimately, my goal was simply to write a basic review of the book and express my satisfaction with it. No hidden agenda.
The CMS (Content Management System) is called CMS Made Simple (CMSMS). The book is titled, "CMS Made Simple 1.6: Beginner's Guide."
You raise a valid point. Nowhere in my review did I specify that the acronym CMS stands for Content Management System. That was my oversight. I assumed that the acronym "CMS" would be recognized for what it stood for by readers of Slashdot. If I submit again in the future, I won't make that assumption.