Author: husted
Date: Fri Mar 30 06:51:45 2007
New Revision: 524087
URL: http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=rev&rev=524087
Log:
WW-1834 Add "Struts for Newbies" section to project welcome page.
Modified:
struts/site/src/site/xdoc/index.xml
Modified: struts/site/src/site/xdoc/index.xml
URL:
http://svn.apache.org/viewvc/struts/site/src/site/xdoc/index.xml?view=diff&rev=524087&r1=524086&r2=524087
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--- struts/site/src/site/xdoc/index.xml (original)
+++ struts/site/src/site/xdoc/index.xml Fri Mar 30 06:51:45 2007
@@ -185,6 +185,63 @@
</section>
+ <a name="Newbies"/>
+ <section name="Struts for Newbies">
+
+ <p>
+ If you are new to development with Struts,
+ here are some pointers on how to get started.
+ </p>
+
+ <p>
+ The framework "stands on the shoulders of giants".
+ To use Struts well, it's important to have a good grasp of the
+ fundamentals.
+ Start by reviewing the
+ <a href="http://struts.apache.org/primer.html";>Key Technologies
primer</a>,
+ and studying any unfamiliar topics.
+ </p>
+
+ <p>
+ Next, branch to either the
+ <a href="http://struts.apache.org/2.x/index.html";>Struts 2</a> or
+ <a href="http://struts.apache.org/1.x/index.html";>Struts 1</a>
+ documentation
+ </p>
+
+ <p>
+ The Struts 2 documentation is maintained as a wiki, but don't let that
+ stop you from scrolling through. We have organized the wiki so that
+ it can be read like a book, cover to cover. Just keep following the
+ Next links.
+ </p>
+
+ <p>
+ For Struts 1, the most up to date book would be
+ <a
href="http://opensource.atlassian.com/confluence/oss/display/BOOKS/ISBN-0072231319";>Struts:
The Complete Reference</a>.
+ For newbies, <a
href="http://opensource.atlassian.com/confluence/oss/display/BOOKS/ISBN-0764559575";>Struts
for Dummies</a>
+ is another good choice.
+ </p>
+
+ <p>
+ For Struts 2, <a
href="http://opensource.atlassian.com/confluence/oss/display/BOOKS/ISBN-1932394532";>WebWork
in Action</a>
+ is a worthwhile resource, and there are a number of other online
tutorials
+ for Struts 2 listed in the <a
href="http://struts.apache.org/2.x/docs/tutorials.html#Tutorials-OtherResources";>Tutorial
section</a>.
+ </p>
+
+ <p>
+ And don't hesitate to
+ <a href="http://struts.apache.org/helping.html";>get involved</a>.
+ The best way to help with any open source project is to improve the
+ documentation!
+ There are mountains of Struts know-how posted to the
+ <a href="http://struts.apache.org/mail.html";>user mailing list</a>
+ that could be sholved into the documentation.
+ (How do you think this section started?)
+ </p>
+
+ </section>
+
<section>
<p class="right">
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