From ad081f68e96dc1d0515658da0145dd29142f59bc Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Larry Ullman Date: Mon, 16 Jun 2014 14:57:17 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] Edited --- docs/guide/start-looking-head.md | 24 ++++++++++++------------ 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-) diff --git a/docs/guide/start-looking-head.md b/docs/guide/start-looking-head.md index b664f64059..2b50580051 100644 --- a/docs/guide/start-looking-head.md +++ b/docs/guide/start-looking-head.md @@ -1,29 +1,29 @@ Looking Ahead ============= -To this end, you have created a complete Yii application, and you have learned how to implement some commonly -needed features, such as getting data from users using an HTML form, fetching data from database and -displaying it in a paginated fashion. You have also learned how to use [Gii](tool-gii.md) to generate -code automatically, which turns programming into a task as simple as just filling out some forms. In this -section, we will summarize the resources about Yii that help you be more productive when using Yii. +If you've read through the entire "Getting Started" section, you have now created a complete Yii application. In the process, you have learned how to implement some commonly +needed features, such as getting data from users via an HTML form, fetching data from a database, and +displaying data in a paginated fashion. You have also learned how to use [Gii](tool-gii.md) to generate +code automatically. Using Gii for code generation turns the bulk of your Web development process into a task as simple as just filling out some forms. + +This section will summarize the Yii resources available to help you be more productive when using the framework. * Documentation - The Definitive Guide: - As the name indicates, the guide precisely defines how Yii should work and gives you a general guidance - about using Yii. It is the single most important Yii tutorial that you should read through + As the name indicates, the guide precisely defines how Yii should work and provides general guidance + about using Yii. It is the single most important Yii tutorial, and one that you should read before writing any Yii code. - The Class Reference: This specifies the usage of every class provided by Yii. It should be mainly used when you are writing - code and want to understand the usage of a particular class, method, property. + code and want to understand the usage of a particular class, method, property. Usage of the class reference is best only after a contextual understanding of the entire framework. - The Wiki Articles: The wiki articles are written by Yii users based on their own experiences. Most of them are written - like cookbook recipes which show how to solve particular problems using Yii. While the quality of these + like cookbook recipes, and show how to solve particular problems using Yii. While the quality of these articles may be as good as the Definitive Guide, they are useful in that they cover broader topics - and can often provide to you ready-to-use solutions. + and can often provide ready-to-use solutions. - Books * [Extensions](http://www.yiiframework.com/extensions/): - Yii boasts a library of thousands of user-contributed extensions that can be easily plugged into your applications - and make your application development even faster and easier. + Yii boasts a library of thousands of user-contributed extensions that can be easily plugged into your applications, thereby making your application development even faster and easier. * Community - [Forum](http://www.yiiframework.com/forum/) - [GitHub](https://github.com/yiisoft/yii2)