I'm contemplating to skip Zope3 to learn Plone. I'm also tinkering with the idea of purchasing Plone 3 book by Martin Aspelli. I heard the book is good and it gives you enough information about Zope3 to learn Plone.
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I'm contemplating to skip Zope3 to learn Plone. I'm also tinkering with the idea of purchasing Plone 3 book by Martin Aspelli. I heard the book is good and it gives you enough information about Zope3 to learn Plone.