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Developer's Guide to Lotus Notes and Domino R5 (Developers Guide)
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by Brett Molotsky and Curt Holmer
Sales Rank: 1918770
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$3.82
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Paperback: 450 pages
Publisher: Wordware November 1999
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1556226438
ISBN-13: 978-1556226434
Product Dimensions:
9.2 x 7.5 x 1.5 inches
Shipping Weight: 2.2 pounds
Product Description
A comprehensive reference and development guide for application developers, Developer’s Guide to Lotus Notes and Domino R5 provides clear examples, concise tutorials, and a variety of tools and sample code. The authors begin by highlighting some of the key upgrades in Notes and Domino R5, then move into the importance of using good development techniques and designing functional user interfaces. In addition, the major capabilities of LotusScript and how they should be used and implemented in Notes applications are presented. Developers also learn to extend the functionality of LotusScript and Notes via external applications using OLE automation and calling API functions in Notes. An introduction to Java for the Notes programmer, including its core elements and implementation in Domino and Notes, completes this guide.
The companion CD-ROM contains several databases and text files used in the examples throughout the book, in addition to SmartMoves’ SmartTools software, sample Notes and Domino training materials from wareSource, and Boom Vang Software’s Hard Copy Reporter.
About The Author
Brett Molotsky is a Lotus Certified Principal Application Developer in R5. Curt Holmer is a Certified Lotus Professional.
Customer Reviews & Comments
Molotsky really hit the nail on the head with this one. In between the 600-1000 page tomes on every aspect of Notes and the pure reference works, there aren't a whole lot of well-written books. If you're not a "classically-trained" developer (i.e. no degree in Computer Science, no background in C++), the first 50 pages are really useful in explaining the theory and process of development - he even makes reference to esoteric books on development theory. He spends about 200 pages on the Domino Object Model. I tend to think that it is SIGNIFICANTLY different from the help documentation, in that it explains WHY you use certain methods. There is no syntax helps provided here (I use "Lotus Notes & Domino: Essential Reference" for that), but because it is not a reference work, you can read through these 200 pages and actually learn from them. The section on Domino in the Real World is a chapter that should exist in every book of this style. He provides not just a problem and a solution, but also examines other possible solutions and explains why he chose the one he did. Now, I disagreed with some of his solutions, as I'd implemented something else myself. On the other hand, it's like sitting around at DevCon and talking about the solutions each of you has implemented. He also provides two chapters as launching pads into advanced development - one on OLE & API and the other on Java & Javascript. I read this book on vacation in the Outer Banks of North Carolina. I was oohing and ahhhing for three days, much to the amusement of my cohorts. I may be a serious geek, but Molotsky had enough insight to keep me riveted.
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Developer's Guide to Lotus Notes and Domino R5 (Developers Guide)
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