i'd love to be a part. in a bit of a huge crunch tho at present so i'm not certain how viable an option it will be for me in the near term. conceptually tho i'm all for it.
-- *John Blythe* Product Manager & Lead Developer 251.605.3071 | j...@curvolabs.com www.curvolabs.com 58 Adams Ave Evansville, IN 47713 On Wed, Sep 14, 2016 at 9:10 PM, Alexandre Rafalovitch <arafa...@gmail.com> wrote: > If we get enough people, there are several goals: > *) To help people to be less afraid of the examples and to understand > how to use them/learn from them, including sharing tools to > analyze/review the examples > *) Maybe to play with support tools (e.g. review tools) to find the > best way for people to learn > *) For me (and other committers who joined in) to see where people > have most problems > *) Discover the things in examples that may have stopped working and > we did not notice due to slow evolution or other factors > *) See what's missing in the examples > *) For myself, I am presenting at Solr Revolution on examples. So, > that's a way to both improve my presentation and to deepen my > understanding of what's possible/missing > *) Perhaps, just perhaps, thinking about new set of examples that > better reflect more recent features of Solr > > But this all happens only if enough people show interest. Running an > "any questions allowed" is a lot of effort for the organizer(s), > so...... So far, for whatever reason, there has not been enough of > that interest. > > Regards, > Alex. > ---- > Newsletter and resources for Solr beginners and intermediates: > http://www.solr-start.com/ > > > On 15 September 2016 at 02:43, Georg Sorst <georg.so...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Hi Alexandre, > > > > that's a great idea! Count me in (time permitting...). > > > > I guess the intended outcome is to create documentation issues and fixes? > > > > Best, > > Georg > > > > Alexandre Rafalovitch <arafa...@gmail.com> schrieb am Di., 13. Sep. 2016 > > 18:30: > > > >> Is anybody interested in joining an example reading group for Solr > >> (6.2 or latest). > >> > >> Basic idea: we take one of the examples that ship with Solr and ask > >> each other any and all questions related to it. Basic/beginner level > >> questions are allowed and welcomed. We could also share > >> tools/tips/ideas to make the examples easier to understand, etc. > >> > >> Examples of potentially interesting questions: > >> *) Is this text_rev actually doing anything? > >> *) Why does this search against the example not do anything? > >> *) How do I remove all comments from this example configuration? > >> *) Can I delete this field/type/config section and have the example > still > >> work? > >> *) Where is the documentation that makes "this" tick? > >> *) What would this example data look like if it were in XML/CSV/JSONL? > >> *) Is this a bug, a feature, or just me? > >> > >> This would be a separate time-bound group/list/slack (I am > >> open-to-suggestions), so only people interested and ready for > >> simple/narrow-focus questions be there. > >> > >> If you are interested (or even if not), I just setup a very basic > >> survey to give your opinion at: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/JH8S666 > >> > >> Regards, > >> Alex. > >> ---- > >> Newsletter and resources for Solr beginners and intermediates: > >> http://www.solr-start.com/ > >> >
