= Dolmen, web toolkit to carve lasting applications ! =

[[Image(http://photos.trollskog.com/LaRocheAuxFees_Dolmen.jpg)]]

== About ==
Dolmen is an application development framework based on [http://grok.zope.org/ Grok] and Zope3
(a highly modular, flexible, versatile, resilient and secure web
application server written in Python) which also provides a CMS
(Content Management System) out of the box. Dolmen is being made with
four main objectives in mind: easily pluggable, rock solid and fast
content type development, readability and speed. Developers like it a
lot for the fact that application development as well as
configuration, both is done with Python i.e. there is no additional
configuration and/or template language to bother with.

Another quite tempting fact is that Dolmen allows developers nicely to adhere to
techniques and best practices known as agile software development. The
main pillar throughout the development history is the fact that
Dolmen should be extremely pluggable -- we only use the mandatory bits
and pieces needed for some application and do not carry around tons of
unnecessary weight that is actually not needed. Last but not least,
Dolmen is fully eggified and uses Zope3's component architecture which
makes it incredibly easy, flexible and versatile to work with -- there
is no application that cannot be build with Dolmen, they say ... In
the end it is Python all over the place!


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= Community = 
This section is about community matters, [wiki:Dolmen/GetInvolved how to get involved] and some entry points into the dolmen project.

== IRC Channel ==
 - [irc://irc.freenode.net/dolmen Freenode : #dolmen]

== Documentation ==
  - [wiki:Dolmen/Install Installation]
  - [wiki:Dolmen/Packages Packages structure]

== Demo Site ==
We have a [http://demo.dolmen-project.org/demo-site demo site] on the net, giving people the opportunity to test Dolmen from a users point of view.

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= Development =
== Repository ==
  - browser : http://tracker.trollfot.org/browser/projects/dolmen
  - checkout : http://tracker.trollfot.org/svn/projects/dolmen

== Roadmap / Agenda ==
  - [wiki:Dolmen/Roadmap Roadmap]

== Testing status ==
  - [wiki:Dolmen/Testing Testing]

== Proof of Concept ==
  - [wiki:Dolmen/Snappy Snappy], a proof of concept, based on Dolmen.