1. Where is Joomla going?
Joe LeBlanc

2. The Past

4. “Joomla will fail because...”

5. Things Joomla used to lack
• Valid Markup
• Multi-level categories
• Customizable ACL
• Support for SSL on specific pages

6. Yet Joomla is still around!

7. Technology changes over time
• We patch in mature technologies
• New features keep Joomla fresh
• However, features aren't goals

8. Joomla 3.0 brings new features
• Bootstrap-based frontend markup
• Complete admin panel overhaul
• Responsive design throughout

9. We could spend hours going
over every new feature in Joomla
3.0, but that wouldn't tell you
where Joomla is going.

10. Joomla has to have a long-term
vision that drives the project into
the future.

11. Apple’s success hinges on
staying “at the intersection of
Technology and Liberal Arts”
- Steve Jobs

13. Programmers Designers
Implementers End Users

14. The Intersection
"Strapped" Admin Template
Programmers
Designers
Implementers
End Users

15. The Intersection
Database Driver for Microsoft SQL Server
Programmers
Implementers

16. The Intersection
LESS-driven template color chooser
Designers
Implementers

17. The features that serve the needs
of all four roles simultaneously
are the ones that drive us into
the future.

18. Few pieces of software serve the
needs of all four groups
simultaneously.
This is something unique about
Joomla.

19. Conclusion
• Joomla needs features, but they aren't the
essence of the project.
• Joomla keeps the bigger picture in mind.
• The future depends on serving programmers,
designers, implementers, and end users
simultaneously.

20. Thank you!

21. Credits
"Open Source Matters" montage. Forum User bohn002:
http://forum.joomla.org/viewtopic.php?t=1267
This presentation used the Joomla! logo, which
represents the software we all know, love, and write
together. Use of this logo does not imply endorsement
of this presentation by either the Joomla! Project or by
Open Source Matters. Any color mis-coordination is
strictly my fault.