I want to learn about developing Content Management Systems CMS, can someone point me in the right direction?

Question

I am interested in designing a website that has very specific functionality and an easy to deal with back-end. I have used Joomla in the past, but am interested in making something professional. Should I start from scratch. Is there an industry standard that most professional online services use or do they re-invent the wheel and start from nothing?

But if I did start from scratch, where is a good tutorial. And is there a professional CMS that is better than Joomla and the other open source ones, even if it costs a little money?

Answer 1

I'd say use an existing open source package and customize it. Starting from scratch is much more work.

Off the top of my head:
- Joombla (which you noted)
- PostNuke
- PHPNuke
- dot net nuke

Answer 2

You can either acquire an existing one, or roll your own. There's another CMS called Xoops that's free if you want to check it out.