When I joined Odoo (a long time ago!), my first challenge was to deliver training courses for consultants, including technical sessions for new Odoo developers. Daniel's Odoo Development Essentials is the realization of my wishes from these sessions; the companion book I wish I could have given to the participants to kick-start their first contact with Odoo. Chapter after chapter, he walks you through the creation of your first Odoo app, following best practices at every step. Starting with a solid development environment, you'll soon feel comfortable with your Odoo system, and quickly shape up a typical app. From the model groundwork upwards, you'll learn about each framework layer, including the latest frontend features and the RPC API. In this cloud era, integration is key, and Odoo features a very comprehensive API, opening up endless integration options.

Daniel also includes reference documentation for the most important API areas, and before you know it, you will have grasped the fundamental design properties of Odoo—minimalism, modularity, extensibility, and scalability. Understanding this will be invaluable for any task you set out to accomplish. It is what sets apart good Odoo developers.

Thanks to the yearly updates, the book is great even for more experienced developers, highlighting new features and changes in the Odoo framework. This edition does not fail to deliver, introducing Odoo 12 and the updated API, including coverage of the optimized batch create method, the new super-admin mechanisms, the enhanced debug menu, and much more.

The book also includes a wealth of pro tips, acquired through years of experience, that should make a seasoned Odoo developer out of you in no time, without the extra gray hair! Daniel's natural talent will make you enjoy the Odoo Development Essentials journey!

Olivier Dony R&D Engineer, Odoo Belgium