David,
I can see where you're coming from on this. This project is better
documented than anything else I've seen in the field.You yourself have
produced a truly awesome amount of documentation. I don't know where you
find the time. All are extremely well written, very clear, very well
laid out. A model of their kind. (No I'm not sucking up - I mean it :)
So what could possibly be the problem.
I found the Introduction Videos and Diagrams page you link to here a
couple of days ago myself.
It was whilst working through these videos that the light bulb went off.
What you're talking us through is a diagram of the wiring harness of a
jumbo jet.
Essential for the engineers who need to service it.
Absolutely the last kind of map a pilot wants to find on his lap.
Know what I mean?
Ian
David E. Jones wrote:
On Jan 18, 2007, at 4:38 AM, Jonathon -- Improov wrote:
Er, Ian. I forgot to mention this.
The docs for engineers aren't too comprehensive either. Try putting
your best Java developers into picking up OFBiz. Take the screen
widgets and form widgets for example. See how they fare. Like I said,
Java is more documented than OFBiz-specific technologies.
BUT.. but it's entirely possible to use Java only, plus
non-OFBiz-specific technologies like Freemarker for front-end
development convenience, and to skip Minilang and screen/form widgets
to a large extent. Non-OFBiz-specific technologies are generally
better documented since their developers focus develoment time solely
on those techs, like Freemarker (front-end tool) developers don't
delve into entity engines (backend tools).
As I was telling my boss, it's actually easier to hire Java
programmers than to hire Minilang or screen/form widget programmers.
So, beware of the implications. Say I code customizations for you in
Minilang and screen/form widgets, using almost or entirely zero Java.
Future tech support could be an really hairy issue for you.
BUT... at some point (I can't guarantee when), Minilang and
screen/form widget docs will be complete, audited to be
comprehensive, etc. You'll then probably find that programming in
Minilang is more cost-effective than in Java. (Either that, or I get
paid by someone to completely reverse-engineer and document all of
Minilang and screen/form widget in a reasonable timeframe --- say a
month. Not an impossible task, just a mountain of Java codes, is all).
Complete coverage of the framework already exists. Start at the link
below, and continue on to the advanced framework materials:
http://docs.ofbiz.org/x/PQM
-David
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