How to read this document

How this document is broken down, to help you skip the unwanted bits:

• Chapter : Introduction and orientation.
• Chapter : High level concepts, essential for understanding the principles of Beatrix.
• Chapter : An introduction to plugins, the basic building blocks of Beatrix applications.
• Chapter : A simple Beatrix application. Lots of new concepts here, and it won't be 100% understandable straight away, but this example application will drive us through the rest of the document.
• Chapter : Key plugins and interfaces. Essentially the Beatrix API, so this is really the heart of this document.
• Chapter : The launcher, which is a key admin interface to Beatrix applications.
• Chapter : Additional application aids and essential tools for working with Beatrix.

Have a look at the appendices, too.