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Domino Web Development and Administration: Accelerated Study Guide (Accelerated Lotus Study Guide)

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After developing and assisting administration of Domino since R4.1, I discovered that when my employer demanded my certification, I passed the exams quite deftly with the other Advanced Study Guides of this series (Libby Schwarz's books are the BEST!). Therefore, I continued purchasing them and, indeed, bought and studied this book.

I found the book awful. Almost NOTHING that was on the exam was in this book. I found it poorly organized, the writing was full of wanderlust and the prep questions were horrendous. I wasted the money for the book AND the exam!

If you're looking for a good study guide to this exam, I recommend finding another book. I, personally, will never purchase another book by this author ... completely unimpressed.

Just took the DWDA exam as was surprised by how many topics are not covered very well in the book. The book definitely covers the basics but does not cover all the objectives tested in the exam.

I have specifically used Notes R4.5x to develop web applications and sites for 2+ years now and find this book very lacking. It almost looked to me as though somebody stuck together a mention of web development R4.5 enhancements and barely understood how they worked themselves. The descriptions are very misleading, key pieces of information are missing and some of the sample questions and answers seem incorrect. If you have never used the web enabling features of Notes R4.5x ($$ViewTemplates, $$fields, etc.), this book can be of some help in making you slightly aware of these commands.

I took this exam recently as Lotus were phasing out the old R4.x exams. I read the book from cover to cover about 5 times. The sample questions were extremely useful and some of the questions were actually in the real exam. I did notice one or two errors in the book. Overall, the book was extremely helpful.

It could be that the exam has been updated since this book came out, but you can visit the author's web site and get up-to-date tips for the current exam. With this online help, in addition to the book, I consider the book an excellent purchase, and have recommended to the other admins at my company.

I think this book covers about 60% of whats in the exam. I've taken the test and passed (just about), and I've made a few observations. A) A lot of the reviews are good, where as a lot of the reviews are bad. Going on my own experience i would say they have updated the exam since this book originally came out. B) Steve does mention another of his books throughout the text, and it may be worth getting hold of a copy of this as well. C) I wouldn't rely on this book to get you through the exam, especially if you haven't got much experience with Notes.

At first I thought this book will be a good book, given that McGraw Hill publishes so many books on Lotus Notes. However, after taking the exam today I find that I can find nothing similar in this book. For instance, a few questions are on CGI applications and problems with Java applets, which are not mentioned in this book. Probably Lotus has made the exam harder, and the questions in this book are very easy. However, the book gives you a hint of how to turn Lotus Domino into a web server. A good book, but not for the exam. His other book by McGraw Hill is similar but giving further details. Good for real life situation, but still not good for the exam.

I found this book extremely helpful in preparing for the DWDA exam. Steve presented the material in an easy to read format with plenty of practical exercises and exam questions at the end of each chapter. I was able to pass the exam at my first attempt thanks to this book, and found it covered most topics on the exam very thoroughly.

The self test exams at the back of the book were also very helpful, and even though several key exam topics were not addressed in the self tests, there are sample questions covering these areas on Steve's Website (worth checking prior to sitting the exam!)

Overall, very good value for money..

The exam turned out to cover many of the same questions as those in this book. The practice exams helped out a lot, except I found the second one had some questions that I don't consider difficult, but frustrating for lack of clarity. Needless to say, like almost any certification book I've read, the practice questions are on average harder than the real ones.

The book takes the exam outline from Lotus and goes into a fair amount of detail to explain each section. I passed the exam on my first try after reading the book and taking the included practice exams about three times each. The two page study sheet at the back of the book covers about 80% of the exam material. Well worth the purchase!