[eluser]Johan André[/eluser]
...is a new forum called "Professional development only" or something similar.
I browse the forum everyday and (I understand it's important for beginners) getting really tired of all those "I wanna have a form that saves to database"-kindof questions. Most of the time the questions are asked by people who:
a) does not know the basics of PHP (many times probably they don't have experience of ANY programming language).
b) does not even bother to read the userguide.
c) seem to want quick solutions created by other people.
Don't get me wrong, I LOVE to help other people. I think it helps me getting better. But I don't like helping people with no intension to try learning the basics of the framework themselfs.
90% of the stuff asked at this forum is CLEARLY described in the userguide or in other tutorials/screencasts or blogs.
When I started to learn CI I choose it because I knew PHP pretty well and I read the userguide. Not parts of it, but ALL of it. When I develop I use the same userguide all the time for looking up syntax and stuff.
On the other hand, the CI-community is one of the most friendly there is. This is great because it attracts new users.
Just some thoughts...