Visual Developer Web Site Development With Domino [Paperback]

Gregory B. Pepus (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 1997

Written by a Lotus Domino Architect, this book explains why Domino is the best solution for building commercial interactive Web sites. It provides advanced methods for supporting Internet and Intranet e-mail services and offers specific information on how to design interactive, state-oriented Web applications. The CD features all available Lotus sample and demonstration databases for Domino and many key Domino white papers and presentations.

Product Details

• Paperback: 567 pages
• Publisher: Coriolis Group (October 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 157610172X
• ISBN-13: 978-1576101728
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 8 x 1.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.3 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #8,266,110 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars Book Review: [Group Computing] May/June 1999, June 21, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Visual Developer Web Site Development With Domino (Paperback)

By Libby Ingrassia Schwarz (Rating B) Judging from its title, you'd think that Gregory Pepus's Web Site Development With Domino is entirely about what the title says - Web site development with Domino. But it's not: about a third of the book is about administering Domino. Unlike most Domino books, which discuss only Domino on NT, this one explains how to install Domino on NT, OS/2, and UNIX.

The first six chapters take you from an overview of Domino technology through installation and configuration, introducing you, among other things, to the Domino Name and Address book and Internet messaging with Domino. These some good information here, but don't try to read these chapters straight through. The author skips around a lot:use the index to find what you need. The second part of the book (chapters 7 to 12) focuses on development including sample code in Java, JavaScript, LotusScript, CGI, and HTML. These chapters are't for beginners; even experienced database developers will have to skip around.

Chapters 7, 9, 10, and 11 contain a listing of useful @functions and @commands that can be used with the Web. Chapter 8 introduces Web site creation without the need for programming. The section ends with an introduction to Navigators, Imagemaps, and the use of frames in Domino apps. Chapters 13 and 14 explain how to enhance Web sites with search capabilities and java. There's a good seciton on how to conver code created in LotusScript to Java/JavaScript. The appendix contains information about Domino back-end classes and some sample Java code, as well as a Domino 4.6 feature list. The companion CD includes a sample copy of Notes/Domino 4.6.

Web Site Development With Domino is best used for reference. If you're a developer with some background in programming with Java, HTML, CGI, or LotusScript you'll find much that will add to your knowledge and help you create a Domino site. If you're less experienced, I suggest you get another book, such as Steve Oliver and Pete Wood's Lotus Domino Web Site Development for the basics, and use Pepus's as a reference for advanced programming.

5.0 out of 5 stars Great overview of Domino Web Site Architecture, March 1, 2000

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Graham Stalley (MA, Boston) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Visual Developer Web Site Development With Domino (Paperback)

Although I am an experienced Notes developer I'm new to using Domino for web development. I have found this book to be very useful. If you are in the same boat: You know something about Lotus Notes and want to understand how Domino creates HTML for the web, I suggest you check out this book. P.S. This is the first time I've felt compelled to write a review to balance the negative rating given by other reviewers.

4.0 out of 5 stars A good mid-level read on creating Web sites for Domino, June 6, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Visual Developer Web Site Development With Domino (Paperback)

Alhtough not what I expected, I found this book a comprehensive guideline to using Lotus Domino both on setup and administration as well as a good primer for Domino Web programming. It has allowed me a good start in the field.