Domino 5 Web Programming With Java and Javascript

By Randall Tamura and Randy Tamura

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0789722755
• ISBN13: 9780789722751
• Release Date: January 2000
• Publisher: Que Pub
• Length: 900 Pages
• Weight: 3.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 2.3" x 7.3"

Customer Reviews

Good book for reviewing What Notes/Domino can do

This is the book that let me keep reading all the times. As a As400 RPG programmer and Notes Developer, I like to know what Domino/Notes can do and looking for the way of directions and the key elements to bring back-end database to the Internet thru Domino. I like this book because it gives me the directions and shows me the ways to apply Java,JavaScript and Servlet to the Domino Server either from inside Domino Agents or outside Domino.Especially, the topics for Notes Java classes really shows me the way to java coding in Notes Agents. Though it is not complete to cover all these area, it is definitely a excelent book to keep.The writing is good and author always get to the point right away for each topic. Maybe it is a waste of money for people who knows all these topics already but it is certainly a key door to the people like me who has been wondering how to get to these area for years. After reading all of it, I definitely know where to go and how to do to be a cutting edge programmer.

I really like this book

As a full-time Domino administrator, but only a part-time Domino designer, my Notes programming skills tend to get rusty. And I tend to fall behind in my knowledge of the newer design techniques. This book has been just the tonic for me. It has helped me to bring myself up to date as a Domino designer.I would think, too, that it would be a great book for anyone approaching Domino Web design as a beginner. It introduces you to everything you need to know: beginning with the Domino Designer interface, Notes design elements, and elementary Notes page formatting tasks (including HTML); continuing through all the language models -- formula language, JavaScript, Java, and XML; and culminating with the very most sophisticated techniques, such as integrating Domino with relational data and streamlining your Domino Web serving with Java servlets and Java Server Pages.While this book may not be the only book you'll want to own on any one of the topics it covers, it is certainly a good overview of the topic of Domino Web development. And it is a good introduction to Domino Web development for any non-Domino developer. I recommend this book.

Great for beginners, lacking for advanced.

Since purchasing the book it has served as a great reference. However, I was disappointed that it lacked in showing actual implementation. The section on using JavaScript for form validation is such an example. While we are shown how to use JavaScript to check fields, we are not shown how to appy it in both Domino _and_ the web. Ideally, JavaScript was brought in for such a purpose... thus eliminating having to write 2 sets of form validation for every form. Getting it to work elegantly across both platforms can prove to be tricky, and the books lacks on this side of it. If you are looking for something to point you in the right direction with XML, Java, and Notes, this is for you. If you want 'tricks' of the trade, this isn't so great.

What I was looking for...

I wanted a resource that would be an aid in making the jump from being a Notes client/LotusScript developer to having the ability to work in a in a web/browser environment, using java/html/javascript and XML (with or without Notes). Together with this excellent book, and a java tutorial I found on the Sun site, I'm am acquiring these skills. Mr. Tamura's explanations and examples for both Notes and standalone java have been instrumental in making this possible.

If you want a future in Domino Dev, buy this book

This book is divided into 5 sections: IDE, JavaScript, Using Java in Notes/Domino, Domino objects for Java, and Data Integration.I didn't buy the book for the 162 pg IDE section and it may be considered a bit basic (I already know how to start Designer).The 158 pg JavaScript section is great and lays out the Document Object Model nicely (something difficult to find elsewhere). It gives good demos on validation, rollovers, and cookies.Java is covered in the 3rd and 4th sections comprising 348 pages. It's deep and comprehensive.The remaining 157 pgs is devoted to Enterprise Integration, combining XML, Java, and Domino.I really like that the CD has the full text of the book, making searching a breeze.