Chaos Theme Developer
For developers focused on the presentation layer of the Chaos MVC ecosystem, including HTML, CSS, JavaScript, layouts, and theme integration.
Chaos Certified Program
The developer certification standard for the Chaos MVC ecosystem.
Competency is our watchword.
Required Chaos MVC Version:
1.1.9+
Developer Certifications
The Chaos Certified Program recognizes developers who demonstrate competency within the Chaos MVC ecosystem and follow established development standards.
Certified Module Developer
For developers who build functional extensions for Chaos MVC and demonstrate an understanding of module structure, integration, and framework conventions.
Chaos Certified Developer
The comprehensive Chaos MVC developer certification, recognizing demonstrated competency across the framework and disciplined adherence to Chaos development standards.
Developer Standards
Certification is based on demonstrated competency with the Chaos MVC framework and its documented development standards.
The Certification Process
Certification is based on demonstrated competency. Candidates are expected to build and test their work using their own Chaos MVC installation.
- Review the applicable standards within the developer documentation.
- Install the required version of Chaos MVC and establish your own development environment.
- Build the required certification work according to the published Chaos MVC conventions.
- Submit the completed work for review.
- Correct any identified deficiencies and resubmit when necessary.
- Certification is awarded when the applicable competency requirements have been successfully demonstrated.
Candidate Environment:
Chaos does not provide a certification sandbox. Candidates are
responsible for maintaining their own development and testing
environment.
Requirements
- Lowercase convention for all files/classes
- DocBlock Compliance
- PSR-12 Compliance where compatible with Chaos MVC conventions
- PGP Signature verified when applicable
- Zero-Bloat and No-Magic architectural compliance
- Full documentation and AI-model attribution
- Intrinsic understanding of the MVC Flow from Controller->Model->Database->Controller->View
- Understand that views carry no application logic.
Certification Standards
Certification work must conform to the documented structure and development standards of the Chaos MVC ecosystem.
Submissions that do not meet the applicable certification requirements will not be certified. Candidates may correct their work and submit it again for review.
The Developer documentation is the primary technical reference for certification candidates.
Chaos Certification
Certification represents demonstrated competency within the Chaos MVC ecosystem. It identifies developers who have shown that they can work within the framework while respecting its structure, conventions, and development practices.
Certification is earned through demonstrated work.