The first "redwiki" was "published" today on developerWorks, part of our Info 2.0 effort. Congratulations to all the authors and project managers for a successful run at a new way to create content. There are a couple of interesting things about this process:
1. The team was completely virtual. Unlike Redbook residencies, where the authors would come on site and work feverishly for 4 weeks or so, everyone could stay home and lead their normal lives. This also meant that more authors could participate. I think the last one that I was in on there were 3 authors on site; this redwiki has 10 involved! Read their bios - the experience that these authors bring to the topic is nothing short of amazing!!
2. The team published a PDF version of the wiki at a certain point in time. That way, you can download and print out the whole thing just like could before with a Redbook. (How many people actually got a real book, anyway?)
3. The content is now available for the community to update and contribute to. Corrections can be made online in an instant. New knowledge can be added as it becomes available.
I hope you join us in making this a success story for Domino, for wikis, and for the community of developers thirsting for information.
Chris Reckling
Program Director, UX MA Design Studio, Lotus Software
Chris Reckling | 8 April 2008 10:12:40 AM ET | Westford, MA | Comments (0)
