IBM Lotus Domino : classic web application development techniques : a step-by-step guide for web application development and quick tips to enhance applications using IBM Lotus Domino / Richard G. Ellis.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ellis, Richard G.

Series:

Professional Expertise Distilled

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Lotus Domino.

Application software--Development.

Application software.

Web site development.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (345 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Birmingham, U.K. : Packt Enterprise, 2011.

Language Note:

English

Biography/History:

G Ellis Richard: Richard G. Ellis currently works as a Domino developer supporting several hundred classically crafted, Web-enabled applications. He has held positions as a programmer, systems administrator, technical manager and IT director in major commercial and university settings. Richard is certified as both a Domino developer and a Domino administrator.

Summary:

A step-by-step book and eBook guide for web application development and quick tips to enhance applications using Lotus Domino

Contents:

Cover; Copyright; Credits; About the Author; About the Reviewers; www.PacktPub.com; Table of Contents; Preface; Chapter 1:Preparation and Habits; Preparing yourself as a developer; Gather a list of public websites that use Domino; Get certified in Lotus Notes / Domino application development; Use Domino Help; Consider using external editors and development tools; Create sandbox applications; Create a personal cookbook; Create a personal document library; Create a website; Adopt new language and terms; Pay attention to web programming developments and practices; Standardizing applications

Abide by your organization's web development guidelinesUsability; Style; Mechanics and process; Create libraries of common resources; Planning your work; Take notes; Use to-do lists; Keep a list of all active projects and tasks; Report your progress; Working the project; Work with users, not against them; Identify the champion and other players; Don't start without clear requirements; Understand the budget and timeline; provide an estimate; Avoid scope creep; Assume that all Notes applications will be web-enabled in the future; Familiarize yourself with an unknown design

Assess an existing application for web enablementThink like a user; Think like a developer; Write a report; Keep an issues log; Improve the application under the covers; Enhance performance wherever possible; Add error trapping; Add diagnostic and repair aids; Provide the customer with a summary of changes; Documenting your applications; Add comments to the code; Create internal developer notes; Add release notes to the About document; Include external documentation in the design as file resources; Create user-oriented help pages; Summary; Chapter 2:Design and Development Strategies

Planning the designUnderstand the scope of the project; Annotate the requirements document; Understand the workflow; Determine the need to access external databases; Decide on one database or several; Review existing designs; Copy the design of an existing application; Evaluate the security needs of the application; Using consistent naming conventions; Name databases so that URLs are easy to remember; Use standard versioning for design templates; Use standard versioning for major design elements; Use unique names for all major design elements; Name design elements sensibly

Name form fields consistently and appropriatelyCreate different versions of design elements for Notes and the Web; Name Domino groups and roles appropriately; Use Domino groups and roles appropriately; Name roles consistent with other applications; Attending to human factor issues; Create clean and flexible designs; Design for specific display characteristics; Design for accessibility; Add titles to pages, forms, and framesets; Optimize the use of images; Use image resources instead of pasted images; Using appropriate design elements and techniques; Consider alternate design strategies

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Notes:

"Professional experience distilled"--Cover.

Includes index.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786613376862

9781283376860

1283376865

9781849682411

1849682410

OCLC:

797916381