A What-to-read-first Guide for newbies

I am a newbie myself and I have been having a hard time trying to find the right articles that would introduce me to ExtJS.

So, here are the articles and the order in which they must be read that I think would help the newbies learn ExtJS in a gradual, incremental way.

BTW, this list is always "under construction" and will be changed as I find new articles and as my own understanding changes.


SETTING UP YOUR MACHINE

1. Getting Started
http://www.sencha.com/learn/getting-started-with-ext-js-4
(While you are at it, check out how to set up for IIS here)

2. ExtJS Designer is a great tool for development. Not only does it accelerate development, but it is also a great way to explore ExtJS! So, install this designer first.


LEARNING ABOUT ExtJS

1. ExtJS Essentials
(Very basic but it serves as good intro to concepts and a feel for ExtJS-based development)
http://www.sencha.com/learn/ext-js-essentials

2. Ext Designer for ExtJS 4.0
http://cdn.sencha.io/ext-designer/ext-designer-for-ext-js-4-users-guide.pdf

This is a very well-written guide. It has a lot of introductory material that you'd feel grateful for as well as tutorial-like steps that you can take and learn how to use ExtJS. (For following along with the guide, use the data from this link http://www.sencha.com/forum/showthread.php?112879-cars.json and save it as cars.json)

3. Architecting your app in ExtJS 4.x - part 1
http://www.sencha.com/learn/architecting-your-app-in-ext-js-4-part-1/

4. Architecting your app in ExtJS 4.x - part 2
http://www.sencha.com/learn/architecting-your-app-in-ext-js-4-part-2

5. The Data Package -- This article introduces Model, Proxy and Store
http://www.sencha.com/learn/the-data-package/

ExtJS Samples


Check out these samples -- working demos with source code. This is a great way to learn!
Samples & Demos | Ext JS 4 | Products | Sencha