What should we do about API documentation?

[Justin]

Some questions

1) Would that mean creating a docs.fluidproject.org site? Would this  
link to the trunk docs or the  docs for the last release?

2) Would that mean that the docs would be included in the release  
bundle?


- Justin
On 16-Jan-09, at 2:25 PM, Anastasia Cheetham wrote:

>
> On 16-Jan-09, at 12:19 PM, Michelle D'Souza wrote:
>
>> 5. Move to another strategy altogether for creating and versioning  
>> API docs. Suggestions?
>
>
> I actually think we're reaching a point where we need a new approach.
>
> My suggestion:
>
> Straight HTML+CSS, in SVN.
>
> Benefits:
> Built-in versioning; versioned docs can be bundled with a release;  
> versioned docs can be easily served up on a public site; much  
> greater control over the appearance of the docs (through CSS).
>
> Issues:
> Slightly more cumbersome edit/share process than the wiki: HTML mark- 
> up instead of wiki, SVN commit/update cycle necessary for sharing  
> changes with others.
>
> I think the benefits outweigh the issues. The initial effort of  
> "porting" what we have over to HTML will be a bit of a chore, but I  
> think it will be worth it.
>
> What do other people think?
>
> -- 
> Anastasia Cheetham                   a.cheetham at utoronto.ca
> Software Designer, Fluid Project    http://fluidproject.org
> Adaptive Technology Resource Centre / University of Toronto
>
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