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Subject:RE: Speaking of cookbooks... From:"Gerry Loiacono" <gerry -dot- loiacono -at- aztec-it -dot- com -dot- au> To:"TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com> Date:Thu, 13 Feb 2003 01:02:45 +1000
At 8:40 +0100 2/12/03, karen_otto -at- agilent -dot- com wrote:
>...Who here has written a technical cookbook? I'm embarking on a
>cookbook project, and would like to hear advice etc. on what makes a
>good cookbook.
>My cookbook is about using a very complex software for specific
>tasks, as well as some application tasks.
>
>Here's my first rough cut at structure:
>
>Task A
>- Brief Description
>- Procedure
>- Tutorial
>- Demo
>- Code
>
>regards,
>karen
The Zope Open Source project has a 'cookbook' website
(http://www.zopelabs.com/) with various Zope add-ons. The format is:
Category
Description
Source (code or text)
Explanation
Comments
Regards,
Gerry Loiacono
Aztec IT Services
www.aztec-it.com.au
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