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Accelerated Lotus Notes Application Development Study Guide

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Using this book and the practice exams from Lotus, I passed Apps Dev I & II exams the first time. The book is easy to read and clearly identifies important concepts(Unlike Steve Oliver's Domino Web Development and Administration--I don't recommend it). However, there were a few mistakes in Ms. Schwarz book (one on encryption comes to mind). Nonethless, I have recommended this book to everyone who is seeking to pass the Apps Dev I & II exams.

Ms. Schwarz does a fine job of covering many of the basics and some of the advanced elements of Lotus Notes R4.x. Of course, Lotus has since updated its exams for the CLS and CLP to focus more closely on R5, so this book falls a bit short of giving you everything you need to pass the new (510 and 511) exams. However, if you have some spare change burning a hole in your pocket, and have already bought Tim Bankes CLP Fast Track, this makes for a handy supplement with its chapter reviews and notes (many of which STILL appear on the exams).

I read the book before I attempted my Lotus Notes exams to become a CLP, and I passed the exams first time round. I already had a background in Lotus Notes, and the book refreshed my memory and prepared me well. I recommend this book for anyone preparing to become a CLP in application development.

I had used the Accelerated Lotus Notes System Administration Study Guide, also by Libby Ingrassia Schwarz, to study for my Lotus Notes R4 System Administration I examination (190-274), and found it to be indispensable.

With my positive experience with that book, I went on to purchase this one for my Lotus Notes R4 Application Deveopment I (190-271) examination.

I was pleasantly surprised.

I found this book to be even better written than the System Administration one, with more examples and as before, clear, precise explainations. I highly recommend this pair of books (and this book in particular) for anyone seriously interested in obtaining a CLP in Lotus Notes R4.

Vincent W. Pau, CNA, MCSE, MCP+I, CLP

I strongly recommend this book to whomever wants to become Certified. It is very thorough, the example DB and the review questions at the end of each chapter are very helpful. I passed both Application development exams with 80%. I wish that Libby Schwarz had written the one on LotusScript too!

After I bought this book within 5 weeks I passed bouth exams (190-271 with 95 % and 190-272 with 88 %). Before that I had about one and a half year experience with Notes Developing. On the 190-271 Exam 100 % of the questions were covered in the book and on 190-272 Exam just one question was not covered (I had now idea what was the question about). When you read this book, pay special atention to paragraphs marked as "Note" and of course "Exam Tip".

I read this book cover to cover and passed AD1 with 100% and AD2 with 90%. I'm now reading the SA book.

This book is definately all you need! Thanks Libby!

If you want to pass Test 190-271.Just Buy this book. No more book is required.

I read through App Dev 1 part of the book and it was good. Though I didn't read the App. Dev 2 chapters (I passed both exams!) I know for a fact by going through the contents that it is the closest you can get to the actual Notes exams. Also the sample questions is what prepared me for the App Dev 2 exam, due to my past experience of 3yrs with Notes dev. Some of the questions were repeated in the exam too! The Book is good for App. Dev 1 & App. Dev 2. No doubt about it. Minor mistakes exist in the samle questions but if you have worked in Notes earlier you will know it.

This book is the best Lotus Notes app dev certification guide that I've seen yet. It's very clear and well laid out, with good examples that illustrate the concepts. In addition, the test questions at the back of each chapter are extremely helpful.

I plan on recommending this guide to all my colleagues and team members who are not yet certified.