Tops Wiki Category Encoding System

Rough draft of a WikiWiki topic (page) encoding system for pondering that is LibraryOfCongressSystem- and DeweyDecimalSystem-influenced:

 GG-TT-DD-aaa.bbb.ccc...

• GG: General type -
  • TC = tool category or generalization (eg. database)
  • TS = specific tool or project (eg. MySql) (Not "ST" because trying to keep T's together)
  • TF = tool feature (eg. database indexes)
  • DP = design philosophy, principle, or paradigm (eg. OOP, FP, Agile)
  • OR = organization/location-related/industry/standards (eg. Microsoft, accounting, laws of a country)
  • PI = personal info or bio
  • HU = human-factors (WetWare/UI's/writing-styles/office-politics/society-vs-tech)
  • OH = off-topic (non-IT), humor, or whimsical
  • HE = help, getting started with this wiki, intro, etc.
  • WI = Wiki-related - wiki maintenance, wiki engines
  • ME = meta discussion, or discussion about wiki rules or style, or category codes
  • OT = other or mixed

• TT: Tool or technology type
  • LA = Computer Language and Syntax
  • PR = Programming techniques and frameworks
  • DA = Data systems or info transfer (eg. RDBMS, XML)
  • AI = Artificial Intelligence, knowledge & search engines
  • CW = Content manager/wiki/file-system/unstructured or semi-structured info
  • CI = Coordination/Integration/Administration/OS
  • UI = User interface, reports, or presentation systems
  • PS = Protection/Security/Inspection
  • DO = Documentation-related
  • SI = Software products for IT (eg. IDE's, compilers)
  • SE = Software products for end-users or general work (eg. word-processors)
  • HE = End-user hardware (desktops, smart phones, etc.)
  • HI = Infrastructure or general hardware - Servers, networks, back-end hardware, CPU instruction sets, etc.
  • OT = Other or mixed
  • NA = Not applicable

• DD: Discussion type -
  • SU = summary/intro/menu
  • DE = description or explanation
  • SO = solutions/how-to
  • VO = vocabulary-related or definition
  • HI = history/stories/anecdotes
  • PC = pro/con's or debate
  • DS = discussion/Q&A/speculation/suggestions
  • BK = description or discussion about a specific book or publication
  • OT = other or mixed

• aaa.bbb.ccc... The rest is a numerical hierarchy. The initial goal is to try to stick to 3 digits per segment, but I'm not sure that's realistic over the long run. Perhaps the general divisions would follow the divisions set by GG, and TT secondarily, but only in a rough sense because GG may overlap and/or the segment categories may overlap with GG.

• Notes:
  • If topic is long and mixed, then generally the first few pages determine the classification such that "mixed" (OT) would not be used except in extreme cases.
  • Some abbreviations are chosen because they stand out better, not necessarily because they best represent the category. For example, "AI" and "BK" are perhaps overly-specific, but are easily recognizable and/or memorable compared to known alternatives.

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