ProBase is now in Beta
ProBase reaches beta status
Although I haven’t yet achieved all content goals for this step—as I also wanted to make some downloads available—the most important documentation articles have been created, and I’ve managed to maintain the blog’s two-week rhythm.
Additionally, no errors should occur while using the site, even though not all features have been enabled yet.
Next steps
Over the next four months (leading up to the official launch on July 16, 2026), we’ll be stepping on the gas! :-)
Why am I doing ProBase?
Why ProBase at all?
What does the name “ProBase” stand for?
The name ProBase has nostalgic reasons: in the early 2000s, I was self-employed, and my company website ran under “probase.at” (I was living in Austria at the time).
The name emerged from a brainstorming session. Back then, I primarily wanted to offer services related to software development and databases. From the terms Programming and Database, “ProBase” was eventually created. I also liked the name because it could be interpreted as “professional Base”.
On a whim, and now living in Switzerland, I registered “probase.ch” in reference to this past, without having a specific purpose for it.
“Programming” and “Database” no longer fit today, but I still like the name and wanted to use it meaningfully.
Reason for launching ProBase
Basically, the website serves a purpose in itself. I want to expand my knowledge about enterprise architectures and documentation and have been looking for a way to collect everything in a structured manner.
Of course, there are many useful tools for local installation to gather and organize knowledge. However, at the same time, I also wanted to take a more technical approach myself and try out markup languages like Markdown and AsciiDoc, as well as tools that allow me to use them. Markdown is often used – alongside wikis – for so-called Static Site Generators. Hugo appealed to me so much that I definitely wanted to create a website with it. This is how the idea and purpose for the domain probase.ch was born.
Why trilingual?
Well, I grew up bilingual (German/French) and want to reflect that, plus English. This also fits very well in Switzerland. There is even an idea to translate the site into Italian, but for that, I still need to learn the language ;-)
ProBase is Open, at least as an Alpha Version!
What Exactly is ProBase?
ProBase aims to provide a blog and practical resources on the topics of Enterprise Architecture Management and Documentation Engineering.
Website Structure
Blog
In this section, I share self-written articles (partially with the help of AI) on these topics. Examples include use cases, specific tutorials, opinions on current developments, etc. As a rule, a new article should be published every second Saturday.
Docs
This section will only become fully active at the start of the beta phase. Here, I intend to offer short documentation (also self-written) on frameworks, tools, and applications relevant to the two main topics.
Downloads
Here, I will offer applicable templates, scripts, or snippets as soon as they are available.
Guides
This refers to self-created books/guides or more extensive documentation; we’ll see what ideas come to mind ;-)
Courses
In this section, I plan to create interactive courses to complement the Docs and Books.
Roadmap
Like any project, this one also has a timeline and roadmap.
Alpha Stage (01.01.26 - 15.03.26)
In this stage, only the blog is available from the start. By the beginning of the next stage, some Docs and Downloads should already be added.
Work will also continue on the website in general, bugs will be fixed, etc.
Beta Stage (16.03.26 - 15.07.26)
The Docs and Downloads sections will be expanded, and the first entries in the “Courses” section will be added.
Technically, the website should no longer contain any errors.
Production (from 16.07.26)
From this point on, the final section (Books) will be available, and new articles, Docs, Downloads, Courses, and Books will be continuously created and published.