FarCry Core is a web application framework based on the ColdFusion language. FarCry CMS is a popular content management solution built with FarCry Core. As a community, we provide support for the framework, CMS, and a host of community plugins including libraries for Google Maps, free text searching, and many more. |
FarCry 6.x Jump Start is designed to bring developers up to speed with the FarCry Core Web Application Framework. Although FarCry is a huge topic, this course distills key components of the development environment in a bid to enable students to start building their own solutions immediately.
In order to get the most from the course students should be:
The course is divided into units, each of which presents new information and contains demonstrations, walkthroughs, and a lab. At the end of each unit, you will find a summary and a short review to test your knowledge of the unit's content.
The following concepts are used throughout the course:
A cross reference or additional information about something that is not specifically course related. For example, we might refer to Blueprint CSS Framework in the courseware and need to define what it is and provide a link to the site. |
A call out to something important in the course material. |
Additional information about a topic being covered. For example, this might be a popular alternative approach or an advanced option. |
An alert highlighting an activity that might cause a problem for the student. |
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Get the FarCry developer cheat sheet, print it out and set it beside your keyboard. It will be a great help in getting to grips with FarCry Core: http://farcry.posterous.com/farcry-developer-cheat-sheet-v01 |
In addition to this course there are a variety of great online learning resources that you should explore:
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We have a custom search index for all the sites, blogs, and docs from the FarCry community. Use this search to focus your results: http://www.farcrycore.org/search?q=help |