[eclipselink-dev] EclipseLink 2.1 Documentation Proposal

[Douglas Clarke <DOUGLAS.CLARKE@xxxxxxxxxx>]

EclipseLink Committers and Users,

 

Based on community feedback we have decided that we should make some efforts to improve the EclipseLink User Guide (ELUG) currently hosted on the Eclipse Wiki @ http://wiki.eclipse.org/EclipseLink/UserGuide. This initial ELUG was based on the contribution of the original Oracle TopLink manual(s) converted directly into wiki content. While this was a great way to get started it does have some usability issues and contains older content that does not align with our current development efforts.

 

Our goal is address the requirements we have identified at http://wiki.eclipse.org/EclipseLink/Development/Documentation/Requirements.

 

Our proposed solution is to author new user guides using an open XML based content format with the content managed within the EclipseLink SVN repository. The format will be DocBook XML files. We are looking for feedback on the approach as well as recommendations, suggestions, best practice experience and of course contributors.

 

The first guide we propose creating is for EclipseLink JPA. We have started brain-storming a table of contents here: http://wiki.eclipse.org/EclipseLink/Development/Documentation/JPA

 

Please get involved with this important process and provide your feedback on the eclispelink-dev@xxxxxxxxxxx mailing list or on the discussion pages for the provided requirement and JPA guide wiki pages.

 

Cheers,

 

Doug