Development

TYPO3 5.0 development has concentrated for the first half on the foundation of 5.0, which is the so-called FLOW3-framework, combining several features that are unique in the PHP-world. As FLOW3 is advancing a status that allows to proceed in the direction of the actual CMS package, the requirements process and the project management strategy is currently planned and will be tested in the next weeks and months. Requirements will be asked for in the form of so-called user stories, which everybody is welcome to submit. Like user stories, which are common in agile development, the project will similarly be managed through methods from the agile development world, like Scrum and sprints.

The most important change in the team is that Robert Lemke and Karsten Dambekalns will now both be working full-time on the project in a common office in Lübeck. More people have joined and will join the project, and plans are in the making to allow focussed contribution for developers wanting to come to Lübeck for a limited time to work directly with Robert and Karsten. Watch the 5.0 project website for news.

TYPO3 4.x development culminated in the release of TYPO3 4.2. Starting at the T3DD in May, the roadmap for Version 4.3 will be outlined and elaborated. The development of TYPO3 4.3 is planned to be largely based on sponsored projects, for which the

core team is currently working on setting up a platform as well as policies of how project based sponsoring can be accepted. François Suter from Cobweb.ch has been appointed as sponsorship manager for the v4 development.