Rough draft of a
WikiWiki topic (page) encoding system for pondering that is
LibraryOfCongressSystem- and
DeweyDecimalSystem-influenced:
GG-TT-DD-aaa.bbb.ccc...
- GG: General type -
- TC = tool category or generalization (eg. database)
- TS = specific tool or project (eg. MySql) (Not "ST" because trying to keep T's together)
- TF = tool feature (eg. database indexes)
- DP = design philosophy, principle, or paradigm (eg. OOP, FP, Agile)
- OR = organization/location-related/industry/standards (eg. Microsoft, accounting, laws of a country)
- PI = personal info or bio
- HU = human-factors (WetWare/UI's/writing-styles/office-politics/society-vs-tech)
- OH = off-topic (non-IT), humor, or whimsical
- HE = help, getting started with this wiki, intro, etc.
- WI = Wiki-related - wiki maintenance, wiki engines
- ME = meta discussion, or discussion about wiki rules or style, or category codes
- OT = other or mixed
- TT: Tool or technology type
- LA = Computer Language and Syntax
- PR = Programming techniques and frameworks
- DA = Data systems or info transfer (eg. RDBMS, XML)
- AI = Artificial Intelligence, knowledge & search engines
- CW = Content manager/wiki/file-system/unstructured or semi-structured info
- CI = Coordination/Integration/Administration/OS
- UI = User interface, reports, or presentation systems
- PS = Protection/Security/Inspection
- DO = Documentation-related
- SI = Software products for IT (eg. IDE's, compilers)
- SE = Software products for end-users or general work (eg. word-processors)
- HE = End-user hardware (desktops, smart phones, etc.)
- HI = Infrastructure or general hardware - Servers, networks, back-end hardware, CPU instruction sets, etc.
- OT = Other or mixed
- NA = Not applicable
- DD: Discussion type -
- SU = summary/intro/menu
- DE = description or explanation
- SO = solutions/how-to
- VO = vocabulary-related or definition
- HI = history/stories/anecdotes
- PC = pro/con's or debate
- DS = discussion/Q&A/speculation/suggestions
- BK = description or discussion about a specific book or publication
- OT = other or mixed
- aaa.bbb.ccc... The rest is a numerical hierarchy. The initial goal is to try to stick to 3 digits per segment, but I'm not sure that's realistic over the long run. Perhaps the general divisions would follow the divisions set by GG, and TT secondarily, but only in a rough sense because GG may overlap and/or the segment categories may overlap with GG.
- Notes:
- If topic is long and mixed, then generally the first few pages determine the classification such that "mixed" (OT) would not be used except in extreme cases.
- Some abbreviations are chosen because they stand out better, not necessarily because they best represent the category. For example, "AI" and "BK" are perhaps overly-specific, but are easily recognizable and/or memorable compared to known alternatives.
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