Hi Lynn, > * Is the equivalent of the above book already available?
Along with Jerry's answer about developers writing code rather than documenting it, I think that the code itself has been used as a introduction book, thinking along the lines of "you need to be able to understand the code (and the project) before you alter it, and the most up to date information about the code is always going to be the code itself." Although more up to date than the code is the ideas about where the code is going. > * Is this part of what twiki ( > http://www.crosswire.org/ucgi-bin/twiki/view/Main/WebHome ) was > supposed to > accomplish? If so, am I misinformed that twiki is now used so > little that it > is effectively counterproductive in that it often/mostly seems to convey > obsolete, inaccurate information? Is it mostly for historical > curiousity to > see the state of sword in the Oct, 2002 time frame when it was > briefly used? Chris has answered this, but I'd like to suggest that the immense value of a wiki for sword hasn't been exploited... > * Is this part of what of what mvnForm is supposed to accomplish? In my mind forums work well for communities with lots of active experts willing to answer any question promptly, for not quite so active communities, or where answers to the same questions are sought repeatedly, a wiki should work better for new developers, as they are typically something that is read for information prior to asking the question if the answer can't be found. A wiki is more like a book than forums or mailing lists. > * What was the learning curve experience of posters to twiki? twiki is easy to use, but more importantly, it is able to be used by anyone. Wikis are able to be a fantastic collaborative development aid. If there is misinformation posted, you can add a query asking for clarification or asking if the information is still relevant, along with your reasoning why it may not be. Then the next person to read it either becomes aware that what it says may not be correct, saving them confusion later, or they could update it if they know the answers. In my opinion, it would be worth collecting all the questions you have asked on this list, and archiving them on a NewbieQuestions page, along with your current impression of the answers to the questions (including reasons why the question isn't relevant, or why it is misguided, or that you still want it answered) Stephen Denne. -- Datacute - Acute Information Revelation Tools http://www.datacute.co.nz/ _______________________________________________ sword-devel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.crosswire.org/mailman/listinfo/sword-devel
