Archipelago library comes with many useful ready made and configurable components which can be used directly in your system specifications. In the case that the components available are sufficient for the task, then no code other than the specification will be necessary. For those bits within your domain that fall out of what it is provided, Archipelago provides an API to write custom components easily.

This is the first article from a series aimed to explain what Archipelago is and how you can use it to your advantage. 

Despite there's a load of information in our web-site regarding our Archipelago platform, here we will use a different and more direct approach. Also in these article series we will present a quick start guide to use the product.