Spanky's Place :: Crosspost from Learning XPages: Presenting at Das EntwicklerCamp 2015

I am honored to have been selected as a speaker for Das EntwicklerCamp 2015 next week in Gelsenkirchen, Germany.

I will be presenting 2 sessions:

Introduction to XPages Development (eng) - Montag, 2. März 2015

XPages technology, generally released in December 2008, has been available for over 6 years now; yet many Domino developers are still not yet using it. There are many reasons for this, but I believe the primary issue is simply fear of the unknown. This session will introduce Domino Developers to XPages development and hopefully alleviate any fears and concerns.
Topics covered will include:

A brief history of XPages, JSF (Java Server Faces) and J2EE (Java 2 Enterprise Edition)s

Explanation of basic concepts and technologies used by XPages

Introduction to SSJS (Server-Side JavaScript)

Custom Controls and their use

JSF Scopes used by XPages

Coding for XPages events

The demonstration application will be fully CRUD (Create, Read, Update, Delete) capable, and will be developed in real time during the session.

A beginning shell demonstration application and a completed application will be available for download by attendees.

Target Audience: Notes & Domino developers who are new to XPages.

Requirements: If attendees wish to follow along or create the demonstration application in their own environment, they will need Domino Designer Client version 8.5.3 or greater.

XPages, Java, Expression Language + Source Control (eng) - Dienstag, 3. März 2015
Attendees will dive into to more advanced topics such as:

Why Java is so important to XPages

Implementing Java in an XPages application

The power of EL (Expression Language)

Source Control

CSJS (Client Side JavaScript) and Dojo

Partial Refresh of single or multiple named elements

The IBM DataObject interface and why it is important

Java Enums and their use

The demonstration application used in the previous session will be used as a starting point, and will be enhanced during this session to implement the technologies discussed. Multiple versions of this demonstration application will be available for download by attendees.

Target Audience: Notes & Domino developers who are new to, or familiar with, XPages.

Requirements: If attendees wish to follow along or create the demonstration application in their own environment, they will need at minimum Domino Designer Client version 8.5.3; although version 9 or greater is recommended. If attendees wish to implement source control they may use their tool of choice, but SourceTree is the one which will be demonstrated.