Liferay Portal website - Discover

Have you been asked “What is Liferay Portal?” or “Why are you using it?” or similar questions? Given all the things it actually is and does, it is sometimes hard to find a simple and accurate answer! So we thought we would provide one for you:

It’s The Java Platform for Busy Developers  

At least, that is what we believe it is and we are working hard to make it easier to solve even more problems developers normally face so you don’t have to waste your own precious time on them!

If you’ve been using the product for a while, you are probably well aware (or so we hope) how much time it has saved you and your organization in delivering and evolving mission critical applications. But other developers out there may not be lucky enough to know that they could also benefit from it. In fact, up until now, it wasn’t an easy task to find this out. Yes, there are the docs and blogs and even the ancient wikis but one had to be really determined to dig into tons of text just to get the high-level overview. 

Therefore one of the first steps we took with the new Liferay Portal website, was to explain what it is, what problems it solves, how it is designed, how it fits in an existing Java development workspace, what licence it is released under, ... We wanted to make it crystal clear for everyone out there, what values this Open Source product provides without asking them to sacrifice or drastically change the frameworks and tools they are already familiar with.

So, now you can answer any of the above questions with a link to the “Discover” section of the website. Of course you should add your own personal experience, but at least now you don’t have to explain the things we should explain! 

As a seasoned Liferay Portal developer we understand those pages hardly contain any news to you. But we kindly ask you to go read them and let us know your opinion. You can perhaps ask a fellow developer who is not yet familiar with Liferay Portal to check it out and see if they help paint the right picture.

Finally, if you like the product, and the new website, please spread the word about it!

 

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