We have a huge backlog of stale wiki.apache.org pages which should really just point to the refGuide. I replaced the eDisMax and DisMax pages with a simple link to the ref guide, since they do not provide any added value.
-- Jan Høydahl, search solution architect Cominvent AS - www.cominvent.com > 1. mar. 2016 kl. 01.10 skrev Alexandre Rafalovitch <arafa...@gmail.com>: > > On 29 February 2016 at 09:40, <jimi.hulleg...@svensktnaringsliv.se> wrote: >> I have no problem with automatic. It is "automagicall" stuff that I find a >> bit hard to like. Ie things that are automatic, but doesn't explain how and >> why they are automatic. But Disney Land and Disney World are actually really >> good examples of places where the magic stuff is suitable, ie in themeparks, >> designed mostly for kids. In the grown up world of IT, most people prefer >> logical and documented stuff, not things that "just works" without >> explaining why. No offence :) > > I agree. Especially after 3 years of technical support for a large > commercial product, I understand the price of 'automagical'. Solr does > have a bit of that. And latest 5.x Solr is even more automagical, so > when things work - it is fabulous. When they do not - it is a bit > mysterious. > > My solution was to document the learning and creating the resource > site for others, which has been quite popular ( > http://www.solr-start.com ). > > I also wrote a book specifically for beginners bringing together > different parts of documentation to explain the automagical parts. > https://www.packtpub.com/big-data-and-business-intelligence/instant-apache-solr-indexing-data-how > . It covered the latest (at the time) Solr 4.3. I no longer recommend > it to anybody on Solr 5, but you may still find it useful for Solr > 4.6. Unfortunately, all my discount codes are no longer valid :-( > > I am also working on some additional material both for beginners and > advanced users that will be announced on my Solr Start mailing list as > well as writing individual pieces on my blog (e.g. > http://blog.outerthoughts.com/2015/11/learning-solr-comprehensively/ > ). > > In reality, automagical stuff is explained. Problem is that it is > explained on Wiki vs. Reference Guide vs. Individual blogs vs. Solr > Revolution videos vs. ....... The discovery of information is a > significant problem for Solr, just like it is for any open source > project. > > Regards, > Alex. > ---- > Newsletter and resources for Solr beginners and intermediates: > http://www.solr-start.com/
