Hippo

Developers update: Defining facets in Hippo Repository 2.0

By (not) organizing the hierarchy of the content repository upfront, but by allowing it to grow dynamically based on meta data, I hope we can adhere to David Neuscheler's Rule #1, which was inspired by Stefano's "Data first vs Structure first" blogposting.

In the core of Hippo Repository 2, we're building a faceted representation of physical folders in Jackrabbit. Those virtual trees are again exposed as 'normal' JCR nodes, and can be used to represent all kinds of data in all kinds of different structures purely defined by their meta information.

Since this a bit of an abstract concept, I've recorded a little demo movie of how this works using the Hippo Repository 2.0 Showcase. Please be warned that this is a developers-only screening :)

Still a work in progress, we're aiming for a first release this November. Yes, we're still in Beta :). But not Web 2.0 style - we actually *like* getting feedback from people during development. Don't hesitate to checkout the code, read the Getting Started docs, and give us some feedback.

Cocoon GetTogether 2007: When in Rome....

After two years of backing the Cocoon GetTogether in Amsterdam, that cold rainy place in Northern Europe, I'm more than happy to let Lady Coco go to her new foster parents. The Cocoon community is moving back to its Mediterranean roots: Rome!

For the sixth time (it's becoming a serious tradition by now) I and the other Hippo brains will be there. And even if you have only the slightest interest in Apache Cocoon, you should be there, too!

Since I like the Cocoon GT so much, and want everyone to come on over, I'm hereby adding *all three* Cocoon GetTogether banners to my blog. So here you go.

;-)

See you all in Rome!

UPDATE: Obviously, the real reason for us coming to Italy is that some genius has translated Hippo CMS into Italian now. Nice job, Marco :-)