Maybe it is sensible for GSS to keep a library of quickstarts that follow the format
we've got, but cover topics like this?
On 13 Nov 2012, at 21:57, Sande Gilda wrote:
Hi Doug,
The instructions have no information about how to download WebSphere MQ, how to configure
it, where to get the RAR, etc. A quickstart needs to have detailed instructions for every
step in the process. Check out the "Install and Configure the PostgreSQL
Database" in the root readme file for the quickstarts here for an example of what
I'm talking about:
https://github.com/jboss-jdf/jboss-as-quickstart
My biggest concern is the ability to configure, test (including automated tests), and
support this quickstart. I still think there may be a better location for this
information.
Thanks,
Sande
On 11/13/2012 04:17 PM, Doug Grove wrote:
> We actually had a debate internally on the applicability of this sample
> code as a quickstart - for exactly the reasons that Sande lists.
>
> I originally wrote the code in my own testing project, but after several
> customer requests, we thought to do it in quickstart format.
>
> I suspect that this might be a continuing theme. Use the quickstart
> format for customer interactions, even if the specific topic may not
> warrant inclusion on the main site.
>
> Certainly, let me know how I can improve the instructions.
>
> On Tue, 2012-11-13 at 15:25 -0500, Sande Gilda wrote:
>
>> Hi everyone,
>>
>> Doug submitted a quickstart that demonstrates IBM's WebSphere MQ
>> messaging and Spring JMS. it's a very nice example, but I 'm don't
think
>> it is a good candidate for a quickstart.
>>
>> While we ship other quickstarts that are dependent on 3rd party
>> software, currently we only include those where the 3rd party software
>> is freely downloadable and fairly simple to configure. My concern with
>> this quickstart is that even though you can get an evaluation copy for
>> free, it is short term and doesn't allow us to test this quickstart over
>> numerous releases. Also, WebSphere MQ requires setup and configuration
>> and I really don't think we want to support this in a quickstart. I also
>> don't know how we could set up automated tests for it. I would prefer to
>> see this written up on confluence, docspace, or as a support document,
>> although I think it needs more detailed instructions.
>>
>> You can view the pull here:
>>
>>
https://github.com/jboss-jdf/jboss-as-quickstart/pull/356
>>
>>
>> What does everyone else think about this?
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Sande
>>
>
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