> I thought developers could use video and docs to share how to set up a development environment, how to write the first line of code, how to debug
I very much agree, looking forward to more content like this. ZhengSong Tu <tzssanggl...@gmail.com> 于2021年11月24日周三 下午7:45写道： > I used to write Java, and in my personal experience. it take my most > time to learn APISIX and write plugins. > > I thought developers could use vedio and docs to share how to set up a > development environment, how to write the first line of code, how to > debug, maybe this would be helpful for newbies. > > *ZhengSong Tu* > My GitHub: https://github.com/tzssangglass > Apache APISIX: https://github.com/apache/apisix > > Zhiyuan Ju <juzhiy...@apache.org> 于2021年11月24日周三 下午4:26写道： > > > > Hi, community members, > > > > Yesterday, one of Apache APISIX's community users asked me how to involve > > in our community, so I hold a webinar and share the information in the > > WeChat Group (something like WhatsApp), 20 developers joined in and the > > webinar lasts 90min :) > > > > Here is the summary of this event: > > 1. Developer Experience is not good and smooth for newcomers. > > 1.1 Some communities will reject PRs that developers submit; > > 1.2 Users don't know what or how they can contribute; > > 1.3 There has a high bar to develop Apache APISIX and its products: > > 1.3.1 There have a lot of Documentations that lack tech details, and > > developers need to read and debug from source codes; > > 1.3.2 There have a lot of environments and dependencies that need to take > > care of or install; > > 1.3.3 Developers need to use Test Nginx to program test cases, but Test > > Nginx lacks docs either. Also, when developers run test cases locally, > it's > > hard to pass all test cases because of environmental issues. > > 1.4 Chinese attendees often ask the workflow about how to corporate with > > others in the community, they need more courage and mentors. > > > > 2. Documentation > > 2.1 We have repos like `apache/apisix`, `apache/apisix-dashboard`, > > `apache/apisix-ingress-controller` and others, and only `apache/apisix` > > repo's docs are maintained regularly and frequently, attendees complained > > about the Docs Quality. > > 2.2 Attendees hope our projects could include Production Best Practice > > sections, when users use Apache APISIX, they could easily find the > > appropriate scenarios instead of just seeing a demo. > > > > 2.3 Products > > 2.3.1 Most attendees complain about Apache APISIX Dashboard is just a > demo, > > and it lacks many scenario-based functions. We hope it's not only > > out-of-box but also reducing the difficulty to use it in production. The > > same as Ingress Controller. > > > > Yes, there have a lot of issues that our developers are facing, but it's > > also a great feeling to hold events like this! For the issues above, > kindly > > share your ideas and thoughts :) > > > > Best Regards! > > @ Zhiyuan Ju <https://github.com/juzhiyuan> >
