Developing a complex web application using Joomla 1.5

[iamdanafaji]

Hi,
I mostly work in C#. Few months ago I became familiar with joomla. I want to know from the joomla expert whether it is possible to develop a complex web application which will run on both intranet and internet. So far I worked on Human Resource Management system, Point of Sale system, Outdoor Patient Department system etc where I used c# and .Net 2005. So if I want to develop a system which I mentioned here using joomla ... is it possible to do that? I also want to know about the performance issue.

[marcanuy]

It's possible, you can define users groups and depending on their profile show the content they may need with the proper extension/app loaded.
Performance depends on several issues, primarily the way the application has been programmed and server capabilities.

[becyn]

Hi,
I mostly work in C#. Few months ago I became familiar with joomla. I want to know from the joomla expert whether it is possible to develop a complex web application which will run on both intranet and internet. So far I worked on Human Resource Management system, Point of Sale system, Outdoor Patient Department system etc where I used c# and .Net 2005. So if I want to develop a system which I mentioned here using joomla ... is it possible to do that? I also want to know about the performance issue.

Joomla is written in PHP , html, with a sprinkling of javascript.
You will want to familiarize yourself with MVC format and Joomla component writing.
You can find some info on the joomla developers site and the wiki docs.
I have written an interactive service management system with joomla which is along the lines of what you want to do. Joomla is very flexible, but there is definitely a learning cure involved if you want to use the Joomla API methods correctly and to their full power.
In fact, I'm still learning!

[iamdanafaji]

I have written an interactive service management system with joomla which is along the lines of what you want to do. Joomla is very flexible, but there is definitely a learning cure involved if you want to use the Joomla API methods correctly and to their full power.
In fact, I'm still learning!

I just want to know whether I should use joomla or any other php framework like cakephp to develop a web application. Which will be more cost effective?

[becyn]

I have written an interactive service management system with joomla which is along the lines of what you want to do. Joomla is very flexible, but there is definitely a learning cure involved if you want to use the Joomla API methods correctly and to their full power.
In fact, I'm still learning!

I just want to know whether I should use joomla or any other php framework like cakephp to develop a web application. Which will be more cost effective?

Personally , I don't understand what cakePHP is supposed to do other than apply another layer of abstraction to PHP. Maybe you understand it better?
Joomla has database classes , templates, modules, plugins, and components, all ready to work for you.
One could conceivably make a "cookie cutter" site within minutes.

[marcanuy]

The main difference between both is that Joomla is an application built on a custom framework. It's defined as a Content Management System and it's functionality can be extended in several ways. CakePHP is a php framework.

[amoreno]

When I start programming i had this doubt, now i program everything, from the most simple to the most complex using joomla.
Obviously there is a curve of learning as becyn says, but from my point of view it worths !

Albert