Upstream App Developer Documentation
Identify tutorials and documentation needed by upstream developers to port and integrate their applications with Ubuntu and Unity
Blueprint information
- Status:
- Not started
- Approver:
- Jono Bacon
- Priority:
- Undefined
- Drafter:
- None
- Direction:
- Approved
- Assignee:
- Michael Hall
- Definition:
- Approved
- Series goal:
- Accepted for quantal
- Implementation:
-
Unknown
- Milestone target:
-
ubuntu-12.10
- Started by
- Completed by
Whiteboard
Learning curve:
Guidance on when and why to use integration features
Language coverage in documentation (C/C++, Python, Vala) and in tutorials
App Developer Cookbook recipes
Make tutorials easier to find (closer to the homepage)
Efficiency:
Orientation to Ubuntu for Win32 and OSX developers (API and HIG)
Task-oriented index
Cadence of doc creation and testing (hack days)
API:
Consolidate API docs
API Documentation website (index + smart search)
Ubuntu HIG (with illustrations)
References:
Android and iOS dev portal
PHP documentation (comments in docs)
Work Items
Work items:
[dpm] Compile a list of recipes that are wanted: TODO
[mhall119] Blog call for tutorials/recipes: TODO
[mhall119] Search for existing tutorials/
[jonobacon] Check on the compatibility of acire and python snippets for 12.04: TODO
[mhall119] Compile table of language coverage on APIs and tutorials: DONE
[dpm] Scan current recipes and add links to API classes and functions: TODO
[mhall119] Blog a breakdown of Hello Unity with links to docs and APIs: TODO
[rg4w] HIG comparison between Ubuntu and Windows/OSX: TODO
[rg4w] Recruit somebody to do an API comparison between Ubuntu and Windows/OSX: TODO
