Presentation given at AUSLUG 2011 comparing the differences and similarities between Notes Classic development and IBM XPages development.

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IBM XPages
The Next Step in Your Life As a
Notes Developer
Peter Presnell (GBS)
Paul Calhoun (GBS)

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Peter Presnell

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Paul Calhoun

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The Generic Pronoun
Y'all (yaaaaawl)

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WARNING
The following presentation contains absolutely NO CODE!!!!

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I'm A Notes Programmer

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The Power User
Clients: Notes Only
Forms, Views, Pages, Outlines
Simple Actions, @Formulae
LotusScript: In-Line
SDLC: None

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The Traditional Notes Developer
Clients: Notes, Web (80/20)
LotusScript: Libraries (Procedural)
Event Programming
Templates
SDLC: Iterative Prototyping or Waterfall

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The Software Engineer
Clients: Notes, Web, Mobile Client
LotusScript: Libraries (OOP)
Java & JavaScript Frameworks
Web Services & SOA
SDLC: Agile & Test Driven Development
OpenSource

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Architecture

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NSF Container
Rapid Application Deployment
Integrated Code/Data
Non-SQL
DAOS

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Security
ACLs
Roles
ECLs
Server Access
Reader/Author Fields
ACLs
Roles
ECLs (XPiNC)
Server Access*
Reader/Author Fields

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Replication & Clustering
Scheduled
Clustered
Failover
Load Balancing

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Client/Server Model
Client Based (RPC)
Client Validation
UI Dialogs
Server Based (JSF)
Server Validation
JavaScript V SSJS
AJAX Support
Scope

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Rapid Application
Development

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As A RAD Tool
Easy To Learn
Well Documented
Quick To Develop
Proprietary Thick Client
Complicated
Poorly Documented
Powerful
Extensible
Open Standards

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Shared Code
Shared Fields
Shared Columns
Subforms
Libraries (LS)
Custom Controls
Components
Beans
Libraries (JS/SSJS/Java)
Style Sheets/Themes

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OpenSource
Templates
Code Snippets
Templates
Custom Controls
Components
Plug-Ins
Java Libraries

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Notes Client Development
Standard XPiNC

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XPiNC
Notes ID Authentication
Offline Replication
Client Agent Execution
Failover Support
Native Platform Dialogs
Detects Unsaved Changes

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Web Client Development
WebQuery Agents
PassThru HTML
In-Line HTML
Hacks, hacks, hacks
Browser Plug-In (TBA)
Standard

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Byzantine
“of, relating to, or characterized by a devious and
usually surreptitious manner of operation”

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Data Access Layer

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Forms
Document = Form NotesForm D/S

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Views/Folders
Selection Formula
Columns
Data/Presentation
NotesView D/S
Add Columns
Repeat Control
SQL Data Sources

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Presentation Layer

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Forms/Pages
Forms
Pages
Fields
Tables
Layers
Hide-When
Static Properties
XPages
Data Source
Container Controls
Input Controls
Repeat Controls
Rendered
Computed Properties

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Subforms To Custom Controls
Fields Unique
Single Instance
Duplicate Fields
Multiple Instances
Properties

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Themes & CSS
Limited CSS Support Integrated CSS
Themes

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OneUI

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HTML
Passthru HTML
WebQueryOpen
Native Support
Render Kits

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Real Programmers

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Business Logic

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Simple Actions
14 Simple Actions 12 Server
3 Client
Build Your with EL

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@Functions
View Selection
Inline @Formulae
300 @Functions
391 @Commands
Agents
View Selection
Inline SSJS
96 @Functions
Agents

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Scripting Languages
LotusScript
InLine/Events
Libraries
Agents
Web Services
SSJS
Inline/Events
Computed Properties
Libraries
LotusScript
Agents
Web Services
Expression Language

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Client Scripting
JavaScript
InLine/Events
Libraries
JavaScript
InLine/Events
Libraries
Dojo Libraries

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Dojo

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Programming Languages
Java
Agents
Java
Agents
Inline/Events
Managed Beans
Plug-Ins
Java Element (8.5.3)

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Document Object Model (DOM)
92 Classes
1,800 prop/methods
50 Notes Classes
6 new XSP Classes

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The Event Model
Notes Client
QueryOpen
QueryRecalc
QueryModeChange
PostSave
Web Client
WebQueryOpen
WebQuerySave
Std. XPage Events
beforePageLoad
afterPageLoad
afterRestoreView
beforeRenderResponse
AfterRenderResponse
Phase Listeners

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Tools

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DDE
Visual Editor
LS Debugger
Source Code View
Drag/Drop
Limited Debugging

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Source Control

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Resources

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Study Guide
Java Server Faces (JSF)
Eclipse
Dojo
JavaScript
Java

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Questions???