Developing Applications in XWikiVincent Massol17 March 2010

Agenda

● Why develop Applications in a Wiki?● Example of Wiki Applications● WAAP = Wiki As A Platform● Demo: Building a TODO Application

Why develop Applications in a Wiki?

Long Tail of Applications

Excel ofthe web

Advantages of developing in a Wiki

● Fast● Thanks to an existing Runtime

● Collaborative● Applications can be written between several developers

● Quick turnaround time & Iterative● First version can be done quickly and then iterate easily

● Cost effective● No need for hard to find skills

Cons

● Not for all types of applications● Not an official specification

Example of Wiki Applications

Holiday Requests

Meeting Manager

Forum

Task Manager

Blog

Small Apps are everywhere...

● Example 1: XWiki SAS intranet● Expense Reports App● Holiday Requests App● CRM App● Automatic contact form upload in CRM● Automatic filing of scanned documents (XAMBOX)● Recruitment App● Employee's evaluations App

● Example 2: XWiki.org● References● Macros, Applications, Snippets, etc on code.xwiki.org● FAQ● … and a lot more

WAAP = Wiki As A Platform

Platform APIs

Extensibility

Demo: Building a TODO Application

XWiki SAS

XWiki SAS

● Since 2004● 26 Employees● 25K downloads/month● Services

● Custom Development● Support (User & Dev)● Consulting● Hosting● Training (User, Dev, Admin)

●contact@xwiki.com

Q&A

Mevincent@xwiki.com