What Domino Makes Trivial Number Two: Synchronous / Asynchronous Processing

Another topic that becomes key when moving beyond Domino is synchronous and asynchronous processing. But it’s probably something most Domino developers haven’t come across. LotusScript and standard Domino Java are single-threaded. That means your code starts at line 1, runs line 1, then line 2, then line 3. If line 4 is a function / …

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The Changing Domino Environment Architecture

This article has been prompted by my previous one on Domino application development. One of the major differences between Domino application development in the past and the approaches for Node.js-related development in the future is architecture. But part of that could also be an inhibitor for existing customers, because of the incubated world of Domino. …

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Whither XPages?

Some years ago I wrote a blog post called “Whither the Notes Client”. At the time (2012) XPages was flourishing, the Notes browser plugin (subsequently ICAA) was being launched, Symphony was being stopped and the IBM-specific enhancements routed back to Apache OpenOffice and iNotes was being integrated into what is now Connections Cloud. My takeaway …

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My #Domino2025 Ideas

A few weeks ago I posted a blog about the Domino2025 Ideas portal, including my first idea. There is a lot of synergy and most are not “quick wins” but aimed at being “big wins”. They’re aimed at looking at that longer term approach to all developers and users. A few years ago XPages was …

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Domino and Connections Ideas: Revolutionise the Platforms

Over the last week two new sites have been launched. We were told they were coming at DNUG last month. The first is for Domino ideas and the second is for Connections ideas. I’ve deliberately worded this blog post and I’ve been meaning to write it for a while. Along with the jams, this is …

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#Domino2025 Webcast June 28th – Important for All Developers

Next week I have the honour of joining Andrew Manby, Jason Gary and John Jardin in the next #Domino2025, “Node.js and Domino V10 Essentials – What You Need to Know“. The overview of the session is as follows: Spend this session with some of the Domino community’s application development experts, Paul Withers and John Jardin, to …

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Engage Debrief

The last few days at Engage have been very interesting and extremely useful. The event began on Monday for me, with Red Pill Now’s Take-5 Modernization workshop. The event was very well received, reinforcing my experiences from the face-to-face Domino Jam and since, namely that design thinking is a powerful and effective approach for engaging …

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Engage 2018

Later this month I will be speaking at Engage, delivering the session that John Jardin and I gave at IBM Think, “Tips and Tricks: Domino and JavaScript Development Masterclass”. As ever, Engage looks to be a major conference on the ICS calendar, with a very strong and interesting agenda. The direction that community sessions have …

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IBM Think Presentations

At IBM Think I presented four sessions. Two were on The IBM Champion and Community Day on Sunday. One was titled “Social Zero to Community Hero” with Tony Holder and Alex Ivanov, who was also announced as an IBM Lifetime Champion that afternoon. This detailed what a Champion is and the different paths a champion …

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