Programming Jabber

Where to Go for More Information

There are plenty of places out there on the Net to find out more about Jabber in general and programming with Jabber in particular. The main web site at jabber.org has a number of faces:

http://www.jabber.org

This is the main entry point for all things Jabber. Start here if you want to find out about Jabber generally.

http://dev.jabber.org

You can find information on development efforts, both core and peripheral, here. There are lists of projects, discussion forums, and news items concerning new developments and initiatives in the Jabber world.

http://docs.jabber.org

This is the place to go to if you want more information on Jabber’s technology and protocols. It has a range of documents contributed by various members of the Jabber community.

In addition to the sites listed here, there are other resources available online for learning more about Jabber. Countless mailing lists, linked to from the http://dev.jabber.org page, cover subjects ranging from identity and profiles to security. The two main mailing lists are jadmin and jdev, covering administrativeand development subjects, respectively. All newcomers are welcome!

Finally, there’s a Jabber conference room called jdev where many of the Jabber developers hang out. Just point your Jabber client at conference.jabber.org and drop by for a chat.