Installing, starting a swiki and administering it is really very easy. You don't need any Smalltalk to do this. If you want to extend it, I guess the difficulty depends on what you'd like to do. Jerome.
> -----Original Message----- > From: Alex Bochannek [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, March 19, 2003 11:02 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [pws] General Squeak/Swiki question. > > > I just joined this list and have a general question that I > hope is easy > enough to answer. > > At work, I have an immediate need to quickly get a Wiki up > and running to > improve some process documentation. I am familiar enough with > Wikis, but > have not yet had to administer one. Getting something that is > functional > and easy to use is key here. The user community for this Wiki is very > small, but I need a tool that they don't feel gets in their way > nonetheless. I have been looking around a different Wiki engines and > something like UseMod seems easy enough to get up and running. > > Now, I have some interest in learning different programming languages > anyway, but have never found a good enough reason to spend > time to pick up > some Smalltalk. I watched a Squeak presentation by Alan Kay a > couple of > years ago and while he only showed Etoys, I thought that the > environment > was very intriguing. > > So, here's the question: Should I choose > Squeak/Comanche/Swiki to deploy an > easy to use, yet full-featured Wiki quickly, keeping in mind > that the need > to learn some Smalltalk to extend it would actually be an > added benefit? > > Thanks. > > Alex. >
