+1 *Spring Boot* does this too (in some places, for instance, here <https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-boot/tree/master/spring-boot-actuator> [1] and here <https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-boot/tree/master/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-cache> [2]; and then from the docs... here <http://docs.spring.io/spring-boot/docs/1.4.1.RELEASE/reference/htmlsingle/#production-ready> [3] and here <http://docs.spring.io/spring-boot/docs/1.4.1.RELEASE/reference/htmlsingle/#boot-features-caching> [4], respectively)
However, they do not have any features that are "experimental" in an actual release (Milestone, Release Candidate, GA). [1] https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-boot/tree/master/spring-boot-actuator [2] https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-boot/tree/master/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-cache [3] http://docs.spring.io/spring-boot/docs/1.4.1.RELEASE/reference/htmlsingle/#production-ready [4] http://docs.spring.io/spring-boot/docs/1.4.1.RELEASE/reference/htmlsingle/#boot-features-caching On Thu, Sep 22, 2016 at 5:56 PM, Joey McAllister <jmcallis...@pivotal.io> wrote: > Yeah, I'm with you there. Content for developers should live where > developers are most likely to read it, and I don't think the wiki should be > in lieu of the READMEs. > > I'm not a fan of trying to host any sort of documentation geared toward a > single audience in more than one place (e.g., a README *and* a Geode Wiki > page). The wiki is great for other Geode content (how-to articles, > community process stuff, things that don't have an obvious home elsewhere), > but perhaps actual feature documentation should live exclusively in the > READMEs (until it's on develop/scheduled for release, at which time it > should also be documented in the user guide). > > > On Thu, Sep 22, 2016 at 5:30 PM John Blum <jb...@pivotal.io> wrote: > > > And by Wiki, I mean GitHub's Wiki associated with the (source code) > > Repository. Between GitHub Wiki and README, README wins every time for > > reason previously mentioned. > > > > On Thu, Sep 22, 2016 at 5:28 PM, John Blum <jb...@pivotal.io> wrote: > > > > > Personally, as a engineer, I am more of a fan of the GitHub README (or > > > even Wiki), rather than a separate site. A lot easier for users to > > update > > > (submit a PR). > > > > > > On Thu, Sep 22, 2016 at 5:06 PM, Kirk Lund <kirk.l...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > > > > >> +1 > > >> > > >> On Thursday, September 22, 2016, Joey McAllister < > > jmcallis...@pivotal.io> > > >> wrote: > > >> > > >> > If it isn't on develop or planned for release, then I vote for > > removing > > >> it > > >> > from the user guide altogether. I like the recommendation to keep > this > > >> and > > >> > similar (non-develop branch) information on the wiki, so the > community > > >> can > > >> > still easily access it. > > >> > > > >> > On Thu, Sep 22, 2016 at 4:51 PM Kirk Lund <kl...@apache.org > > >> <javascript:;>> > > >> > wrote: > > >> > > > >> > > JVSD isn't labeled as Experimental because it isn't even on > develop > > >> or in > > >> > > part of any Geode release candidate. As far as I know, it exists > > only > > >> on > > >> > an > > >> > > incomplete and out-of-date feature branch. Hence, my vote is to > > remove > > >> > any > > >> > > mention of it from the docs until it merges to develop or at a > > minimum > > >> > gets > > >> > > updated (rebased) from develop (or M3). > > >> > > > > >> > > Has anyone done any rebasing or other work on the JVSD branch that > > I'm > > >> > not > > >> > > aware of? > > >> > > > > >> > > -Kirk > > >> > > > > >> > > On Thursday, September 22, 2016, Swapnil Bawaskar < > > >> sbawas...@pivotal.io > > >> > <javascript:;>> > > >> > > wrote: > > >> > > > > >> > > > I would vote for including it as an "experimental" feature. > > >> > > > > > >> > > > On Thu, Sep 22, 2016 at 4:37 PM, Dave Barnes < > dbar...@pivotal.io > > >> > <javascript:;> > > >> > > > <javascript:;>> wrote: > > >> > > > > > >> > > > > Process for handling Experimental docs is still being hammered > > >> out. > > >> > > > Common > > >> > > > > element among working scenarios is isolation from the body of > > the > > >> > User > > >> > > > > Guide proper, so I'll remove the JVSD component from the User > > >> Guide's > > >> > > > Tools > > >> > > > > and Modules section. > > >> > > > > Could go on the Wiki, could go in an appendix. We'll see what > > >> > emerges. > > >> > > > > Any favorites among the readers of this thread? > > >> > > > > Silence = "Docs group gets to pick" > > >> > > > > > > >> > > > > On Thu, Sep 22, 2016 at 3:37 PM, John Blum <jb...@pivotal.io > > >> > <javascript:;> > > >> > > > <javascript:;>> wrote: > > >> > > > > > > >> > > > > > Truthfully, I don't think this is any different than API > > >> features > > >> > > that > > >> > > > > have > > >> > > > > > been annotated with "@Experimental" (e.g. LucenceService > > >> > > > > > <http://geode.incubator.apache.org/releases/latest/ > > >> > > > > > > > javadoc/com/gemstone/gemfire/cache/lucene/LuceneService.html>). > > >> > > > > > I.e. nothing is going to stop a user from trying to use a > > >> > > > > > feature/function/tool and searching for relevant information > > on > > >> how > > >> > > to > > >> > > > > use > > >> > > > > > it if they know it exists, either explicitly or implicitly. > > >> > > > > > > > >> > > > > > In fact, I would think it is advantageous if they know it > does > > >> > exist, > > >> > > > > even > > >> > > > > > prior to an official release, so that feedback can be > > gathered. > > >> > > > > > > > >> > > > > > If it is not to be part of the "official" User Guide, > perhaps > > a > > >> > Wiki > > >> > > > page > > >> > > > > > (other than the specification > > >> > > > > > <https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/pages/viewpage. > > >> > > > > > action?pageId=61309918&src=contextnavpagetreemode> > > >> > > > > > [1]) > > >> > > > > > or better yet, a GitHub README page along with the source > code > > >> if > > >> > > users > > >> > > > > are > > >> > > > > > given access to build and use the tool themselves. > > >> > > > > > > > >> > > > > > If part of the "official" User Guide (under tools), then > > >> perhaps a > > >> > > > > > "Experimental" label. > > >> > > > > > > > >> > > > > > Food for thought. > > >> > > > > > > > >> > > > > > -John > > >> > > > > > > > >> > > > > > > > >> > > > > > [1] > > >> > > > > > https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/pages/viewpage. > > >> > > > > > action?pageId=61309918&src=contextnavpagetreemode > > >> > > > > > > > >> > > > > > > > >> > > > > > On Thu, Sep 22, 2016 at 3:19 PM, Anthony Baker < > > >> aba...@pivotal.io > > >> > <javascript:;> > > >> > > > <javascript:;>> > > >> > > > > wrote: > > >> > > > > > > > >> > > > > > > I think that providing documentation for jvsd before it is > > >> > included > > >> > > > in > > >> > > > > > the > > >> > > > > > > source and binary release distributions will only confuse > > >> users. > > >> > > +1 > > >> > > > > for > > >> > > > > > > removing. > > >> > > > > > > > > >> > > > > > > Anthony > > >> > > > > > > > > >> > > > > > > > On Sep 22, 2016, at 2:39 PM, Dave Barnes < > > >> dbar...@pivotal.io > > >> > <javascript:;> > > >> > > > <javascript:;>> wrote: > > >> > > > > > > > > > >> > > > > > > > JVSD has appeared in the Geode user manual since M2. See > > >> > > > > > > > http://geode.docs.pivotal.io/ > docs/tools_modules/jvsd.html > > . > > >> > > > > > > > Kirk, are you recommending that we remove this? > > >> > > > > > > > > > >> > > > > > > > On Thu, Sep 22, 2016 at 10:57 AM, Kirk Lund < > > >> kl...@apache.org > > >> > <javascript:;> > > >> > > > <javascript:;>> > > >> > > > > wrote: > > >> > > > > > > > > > >> > > > > > > >> I would recommend not mentioning jVSD at all in the > Geode > > >> 1.0 > > >> > > > docs. > > >> > > > > > > Right > > >> > > > > > > >> now it's just a Jira ticket and feature branch. I think > > the > > >> > docs > > >> > > > > > should > > >> > > > > > > >> only cover what's in Geode 1.0. > > >> > > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > > > >> If there's some doc or wiki page about proposed future > > >> > features > > >> > > or > > >> > > > > > > features > > >> > > > > > > >> currently looking for contributors/developers, then > that > > >> would > > >> > > > > > probably > > >> > > > > > > be > > >> > > > > > > >> an appropriate place to mention jVSD. > > >> > > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > > > >> Thanks, > > >> > > > > > > >> Kirk > > >> > > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > > > >> On Thursday, September 22, 2016, Joey McAllister < > > >> > > > > > > jmcallis...@pivotal.io <javascript:;> <javascript:;>> > > >> > > > > > > >> wrote: > > >> > > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > > > >>> Bumping this. Any thoughts? > > >> > > > > > > >>> > > >> > > > > > > >>> On Tue, Sep 20, 2016 at 10:50 AM Dave Barnes < > > >> > > dbar...@pivotal.io <javascript:;> > > >> > > > <javascript:;> > > >> > > > > > > >>> <javascript:;>> wrote: > > >> > > > > > > >>> > > >> > > > > > > >>>> To what degree should jVSD be mentioned in the docs? > > The > > >> > > current > > >> > > > > > > >> writeup > > >> > > > > > > >>> is > > >> > > > > > > >>>> essentially "go get it if you want it, but be warned > > that > > >> > it's > > >> > > > not > > >> > > > > > > >> fully > > >> > > > > > > >>>> baked and we don't support it". > > >> > > > > > > >>>> Would that still be the appropriate jVSD policy for > > >> 1.0.0? > > >> > > > > > > >>>> > > >> > > > > > > >>>> On Tue, Sep 20, 2016 at 10:42 AM, Dan Smith < > > >> > > dsm...@pivotal.io <javascript:;> > > >> > > > <javascript:;> > > >> > > > > > > >>> <javascript:;>> wrote: > > >> > > > > > > >>>> > > >> > > > > > > >>>>> I don't think we should try to include jVSD in 1.0.0 > > at > > >> > this > > >> > > > > point, > > >> > > > > > > >>>> because > > >> > > > > > > >>>>> it introduces dependencies that might make the 1.0.0 > > >> > release > > >> > > > more > > >> > > > > > > >>>>> complicated such as the MultiAxisChartFX dependency. > > >> But I > > >> > > > think > > >> > > > > > the > > >> > > > > > > >>>> should > > >> > > > > > > >>>>> try to get it to develop sooner rather than later to > > >> make > > >> > it > > >> > > > > easier > > >> > > > > > > >> for > > >> > > > > > > >>>>> people to get jVSD and play with it. > > >> > > > > > > >>>>> > > >> > > > > > > >>>>> -Dan > > >> > > > > > > >>>>> > > >> > > > > > > >>>> > > >> > > > > > > >>> > > >> > > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > > > > > >> > > > > > > > > >> > > > > > > > >> > > > > > > > >> > > > > > -- > > >> > > > > > -John > > >> > > > > > 503-504-8657 > > >> > > > > > john.blum10101 (skype) > > >> > > > > > > > >> > > > > > > >> > > > > > >> > > > > >> > > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > -John > > > 503-504-8657 > > > john.blum10101 (skype) > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > -John > > 503-504-8657 > > john.blum10101 (skype) > > > -- -John 503-504-8657 john.blum10101 (skype)
