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Avalon - Getting StartedIntroductionWe've worked hard to write complete documentation for all the different parts of avalon. Unfortunately, this means there is quite a bit of documentation to sort through =) Avalon for BeginnersAn effort is underway to write a concise, example-oriented guide to avalon that will get you up and running in about 2 minutes. You can find the draft here. Developing with AvalonAnother really neat document is our Developing with Avalon whitepaper. It's quite extensive, but very thorough and well-written. If you're an experienced software engineer, you'll definately appreciate it. Other documentationAll the various subproject contain quite a bit of documentation as well. I'll point you in the direction of the getting started documentation for each of them. Avalon FrameworkBoth the Avalon for Beginners and the Developing with Avalon paper introduce you to avalon framework. We suggest you start with one of these. Avalon ExcaliburUnfortunately, the Excalibur documentation as a whole is in bad shape, though some of the components it contains have really complete documentation otherwise. Avalon CornerstoneMuch the same is true for the cornerstone documentation. We suggest you read the overview, then browse the javadocs for more information. Avalon PhoenixThe Avalon Phoenix getting started document desribes the HelloWorld demo Service demo. Tt will take you through downloading, installing and then running the demo step by step so it is an easy place tp start Avalon LogkitYou will most likely not use logkit by itself, but rather with Phoenix or another container, so you don't normally need to learn much about logkit. If you are interested in learning more about it, there's a really good whitepaper on it (it doesn't have a real 'getting started' document). Avalon ApplicationsThe Phoenix documentation takes you through setting up the Demo application; for the others there is no getting started documentation. When you do get lost...When you get stuck in sources, documentation, and the mailing list archive, post your questions to the user mailing list (information on it is here). For many, Avalon poses a steep learning curve, and we'll try and help you flatten it as much as we can. |