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Re: [udig-devel] General uDig SDK comments
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Hi Rueben!
We are actually having a good discussion about documentation on the geotools-users list just now - with respect to documentation and some suggestions.
The motivation is that we are making some usability improvements (particularly around the use of Java 5 generics); which is making the examples and learning curve much easier - but results in the examples being for latest version of GeoTools.
As for catching up on geotools api changes:
- http://geotoolsnews.blogspot.com/2009/11/foss4g-geotools-tutorials.html
The above links to a series of workbooks done for a "lab" at foss4g.
The good news is that I have a full workshop this year; and am working on revising and expanding these materials. Indeed if you contact me off list I should be able to share the materials with you in trade for review/feedback. Indeed initial review is the motivation for the ease of use changes documented here:
- http://geotoolsnews.blogspot.com/2010/04/faster-better-geotools-27.html
- http://docs.codehaus.org/display/GEOTOOLS/Upgrade+to+2.7
- http://docs.codehaus.org/display/GEOTOOLS/2.7.x
Jody
On 08/05/2010, at 7:38 AM, Rueben Schulz wrote:
> Hello,
>
> A while ago I started researching using uDig for a project I am working on.
> For a description of the project please see:
>
> http://lists.refractions.net/pipermail/udig-devel/2009-August/015686.html
>
> I started prototyping in January (uDig 1.2 M7 SDK), before running out of
> time and restarting again a few weeks ago (uDig 1.2 RC SDK).
>
> First, thank your for all the work on the new release. Many issues I had
> back in January are now gone (the Custom App tutorial works).
>
> I have found Eclipse/uDig/GeoAPI/Geotools/JTS to be quite a steep learning
> curve. I was previously familiar with GeoAPI/GT/JTS but some things have
> changed since I last worked with them. I see that there has been a lot of
> good examples written on the wikis (the Geotools Filter Example was very
> helpful), but it seems that some work still needs to be done.
>
> Unfortunately I do not have any concrete proposals for improving the
> documentation, but I will describe one frustration that I had. After a bit
> of digging, I got an IGeoResource into a FeatureSource (yay, back in
> Geotools land). I then spent quite a bit of time trying to get features out
> of the FeatureSource until finally realizing that GeoAPI feature had
> replaced the old Geotools feature. A newbi mistake, but even though I know
> about the GeoAPI/Geotools split it took quite a bit of time to figure it
> out.
>
> I will try to write notes about documentation problems I encounter and
> devote some time at the end of my project to fixing them. However, my free
> time is very limited and I can probably not justify doing documentation work
> at work.
>
> Hopefully, I will be make a little write-up about my project for the uDig
> news / examples when I am finished, but that will require approval from my
> client.
>
> I have a few uDig specific questions/comments and will include them in a
> separate email.
>
> Thank you,
> Rueben Schulz
>
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