reference application module and a platform module

[tendomart (tendo kiiza Martyn)]

@georgejr
platform modules ship with OpenMRS platform by default for example web.services whereas Reference application modules bundle with the OpenMRS distribution.

You may want to look at platform module vs reference application module and

Difference between Distribution and Platform SDK setting

Hi, I am new to the community and to open source development in general, but with a lot of enthusiasm and would love to start coding as soon as possible. I wish to ask abt the differences between the distribution and platform options during the SDK installation, I’ve gone through countless topics similar to this, but haven’t really got an answer. Also, would the SDK work with mysql 5.7 or would I need to downgrade to 5.6? The SDK version am using is 3.8.2 on ubuntu 16.04. Thanks

Are modules built for Platform or the Reference Application?

Hi all, i am a bit confused on where to start with OpenMRS. I am new and i want to try to build (test) a new module for public health surveillance using OpenMRS, but with the opemrs-core customize for the my specific need. Should we start with openmrs platform version (ex 1.11.x, 1.11.5) or the reference application (openmrs platform 2.0) ? Can you refer to more detailed documentation on the architecture, technology stack and proejct structure of openmrs 2.0?

https://wiki.openmrs.org/display/docs/OpenMRS+Platform