.. -*- coding: utf-8 -*-

.. _TutosBase:

Building a simple blog with |cubicweb|

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|cubicweb| is a semantic web application framework that favors reuse and

object-oriented design.

This tutorial is designed to help in your very first steps to start with

|cubicweb|. We will tour through basic concepts such as:

* getting an application running by using existing components

* discovering the default user interface

* basic extending and customizing the look and feel of that application

More advanced concepts are covered in :ref:`TutosPhotoWebSite`.

.. _TutosBaseVocab:

Some vocabulary

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|cubicweb| comes with a few words of vocabulary that you should know to

understand what we're talking about. To follow this tutorial, you should at least

know that:

* a `cube` is a component that usually includes a model defining some data types

  and a set of views to display them. A cube can be built by assembling other

  cubes;

* an `instance` is a specific installation of one or more cubes and includes

  configuration files, a web server and a database.

Reading :ref:`Concepts` for more vocabulary will be required at some point.

Now, let's start the hot stuff!

.. toctree::

   :maxdepth: 2

   blog-in-five-minutes

   discovering-the-ui

   customizing-the-application

   conclusion