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Developers Using eXist
Developers using eXist can give back in the following ways:
Bugs, patches, and new features
Found a bug? Want to submit a patch or new feature? Why not roll up your
sleeves and get your hands dirty? In the beginning the eXist code base may seem
intimidating in its size, but it's fairly modular and easy to get around. And if you
have the skills, there is often no quicker way to get something fixed than to do it
yourself, while hopefully learning a few new and interesting things along the way.
Bug reports should be posted to the eXist-development mailing list first, and then
logged in the issue tracker on GitHub . Patches can be submitted by means of a
pull request to the eXist GitHub repository.
For further information about developing eXist, see “Developing eXist” on page
483 .
Additional Resources
This section contains additional informational resources. It's compiled from our per‐
sonal preferences and bookshelves, meaning there are many other good sources of
information around. However, this list is a good place to start:
General
• W3C (World Wide Web Consortium)
The W3C is the body that manages, among other things, the XML standards.
The website is surprisingly easy to use, yet informative.
• W3 Schools
For a quick high-level overview of any W3C standard with practical exam‐
ples, try the W3 Schools.
XQuery
• XQuery , by Priscilla Walmsley (O'Reilly, 2007)
This is probably the best XQuery topic available in our opinion.
• XQuery wikibook , edited by Dan McCreary et al.
The XQuery wikibook is an excellent resource for XQuery and eXist ,with
the majority of the examples developed for eXist.
• XRX wikibook , edited by Dan McCreary et al.
The XRX wikibook, like the XQuery wikibook, is an excellent resource when
you're building applications atop eXist using REST and XForms.