Comments on: Wiki Software for Java and Tomcat: The search continues http://benhutchison.wordpress.com/2008/11/03/wiki-software-for-java-and-tomcat-jamwiki-rules/ Ben Hutchison's contribution to our Internet mind Tue, 01 Dec 2009 07:27:41 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Lenny http://benhutchison.wordpress.com/2008/11/03/wiki-software-for-java-and-tomcat-jamwiki-rules/#comment-260 Lenny Thu, 24 Sep 2009 23:43:16 +0000 http://benhutchison.wordpress.com/?p=81#comment-260 There's one you missed off your list - Confluence. It's good if a little large and while not 'free' you can get a personal use license. There’s one you missed off your list – Confluence. It’s good if a little large and while not ‘free’ you can get a personal use license.

]]> By: benhutchison http://benhutchison.wordpress.com/2008/11/03/wiki-software-for-java-and-tomcat-jamwiki-rules/#comment-188 benhutchison Sun, 15 Feb 2009 13:51:02 +0000 http://benhutchison.wordpress.com/?p=81#comment-188 Janne Maybe its changed, but my recollection was that when I installed JSPWiki, it asked me to edit a config file within the web app before I could get going. This arrangement seemed amateurish to me - generally, a web app should never require its users to edit its contents as part of normal operation. JAMWiki is able to self-configure directly thru the web-app. XWiki is able to only when the default database is used. Janne
Maybe its changed, but my recollection was that when I installed JSPWiki, it asked me to edit a config file within the web app before I could get going. This arrangement seemed amateurish to me – generally, a web app should never require its users to edit its contents as part of normal operation.

JAMWiki is able to self-configure directly thru the web-app. XWiki is able to only when the default database is used.

]]> By: Janne Jalkanen http://benhutchison.wordpress.com/2008/11/03/wiki-software-for-java-and-tomcat-jamwiki-rules/#comment-187 Janne Jalkanen Sat, 14 Feb 2009 22:50:25 +0000 http://benhutchison.wordpress.com/?p=81#comment-187 Hi! I'm sorry you found the UI and docs amateurish - that may be true, since the JSPWiki core dev team does not unfortunately have any graphics designers or tech writers. However, the core team *does* consist of software engineering professionals, and the internals are efficient, easily readable, very mature and easily extensible. Our real only sore point at the moment is the backend interface, which does not have a proper metadata model, but we're currently addressing this issue in the upcoming Apache JSPWiki 3.0. Hi!

I’m sorry you found the UI and docs amateurish – that may be true, since the JSPWiki core dev team does not unfortunately have any graphics designers or tech writers. However, the core team *does* consist of software engineering professionals, and the internals are efficient, easily readable, very mature and easily extensible. Our real only sore point at the moment is the backend interface, which does not have a proper metadata model, but we’re currently addressing this issue in the upcoming Apache JSPWiki 3.0.

]]> By: ryan http://benhutchison.wordpress.com/2008/11/03/wiki-software-for-java-and-tomcat-jamwiki-rules/#comment-160 ryan Tue, 04 Nov 2008 01:34:15 +0000 http://benhutchison.wordpress.com/?p=81#comment-160 Thanks for the kind review Ben - ever since getting waylaid by a full time job I haven't had as much time as I would like to work on JAMWiki, so it's good to know that even without full-time attention the project has managed to stay competitive. With the next version (which should make LDAP and OpenID integration vastly easier) I'm hopeful that the software should become attractive to an even wider audience, and at that point I can hopefully begin focusing on growing the developer and user communities. In any case, I mostly hear only bug reports and feature requests, so it's definitely nice to hear from the more silent (but hopefully more common) ranks of satisfied users - thanks! Thanks for the kind review Ben – ever since getting waylaid by a full time job I haven’t had as much time as I would like to work on JAMWiki, so it’s good to know that even without full-time attention the project has managed to stay competitive. With the next version (which should make LDAP and OpenID integration vastly easier) I’m hopeful that the software should become attractive to an even wider audience, and at that point I can hopefully begin focusing on growing the developer and user communities.

In any case, I mostly hear only bug reports and feature requests, so it’s definitely nice to hear from the more silent (but hopefully more common) ranks of satisfied users – thanks!

]]> By: Khalid http://benhutchison.wordpress.com/2008/11/03/wiki-software-for-java-and-tomcat-jamwiki-rules/#comment-159 Khalid Tue, 04 Nov 2008 01:25:59 +0000 http://benhutchison.wordpress.com/?p=81#comment-159 JAMWiki is the most awesome wiki ever written. It is JAMMIN its way into the corporate world, lets leave it at that. JAMWiki is the most awesome wiki ever written. It is JAMMIN its way into the corporate world, lets leave it at that.

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