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     3 .. _Tutorial:

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     5 Tutorial

     6 ========

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     8 `CubicWeb` is a semantic web application framework that favors reuse and

     9 object-oriented design.

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    11 A `cube` is a component that includes a model defining the data types and a set of

    12 views to display the data. 

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    14 An application is a `cube`, but usually an application is built by assembling

    15 a few smaller cubes.

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    17 An `instance` is a specific installation of an application and includes

    18 configuration files.

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    21 This tutorial will show how to create a `cube` and how to use it as an

    22 application to run an `instance`.

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    24 .. toctree::

    25    :maxdepth: 2

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    27    blog-less-ten-minutes

    28    create-cube

    29    components

    30    maintemplate

    31    conclusion