Thursday 6th, August 2009
XPages - My Review of the New Course from TLCC08/06/2009 10:21 AM Domino 8.5
I recently had the opportunity to review the Developing XPages using Domino Designer 8.5 distance learning course being offered from TLCC,, The Learning Continuum Company. I have to tell you I could not get through it......I didn't have enough time! This course is packed with information, examples, samples, and tips. The course is equivalent to a 4 day classroom course, so about 32 hours worth of material.
The author is Paul T. Calhoun who is also an author on the infamous XPagesBlog.com. Paul does an excellent job of guiding the student from beginner topics all the way through to advanced topics. Like all TLCC distance learning courses, the course is delivered via Lotus Notes. This makes it easy to switch from concept to hands on development activities in the Domino Designer.
The course is broken up into 8 modules covering topics such as: introduction, creating XPages, Controls, client side and server side JavaScript, advanced techniques (my favorite), custom controls, among others.
I could not help comparing the depth of the information with the DDE 8.5 help. The course by far covers more details on functionality and the various control properties than the help file. It's worth the price just for reference purposes.
One of the great benefits of the TLCC course is that you have access to ask the instructor, Paul, for assistance via a discussion database for 4 months from the purchase date. That is really helpful.
The course costs $800, but is on sale right now for $600 (ends tomorrow...sorry for the late post). I give this course two thumbs up!
-John
Technorati: Domino 8.5 XPages
The author is Paul T. Calhoun who is also an author on the infamous XPagesBlog.com. Paul does an excellent job of guiding the student from beginner topics all the way through to advanced topics. Like all TLCC distance learning courses, the course is delivered via Lotus Notes. This makes it easy to switch from concept to hands on development activities in the Domino Designer.
The course is broken up into 8 modules covering topics such as: introduction, creating XPages, Controls, client side and server side JavaScript, advanced techniques (my favorite), custom controls, among others.
I could not help comparing the depth of the information with the DDE 8.5 help. The course by far covers more details on functionality and the various control properties than the help file. It's worth the price just for reference purposes.
One of the great benefits of the TLCC course is that you have access to ask the instructor, Paul, for assistance via a discussion database for 4 months from the purchase date. That is really helpful.
The course costs $800, but is on sale right now for $600 (ends tomorrow...sorry for the late post). I give this course two thumbs up!
-John
Technorati: Domino 8.5 XPages
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Comments :
1. Roland Reddekop08/06/2009 11:18:26 AM
Homepage: http://www.bleedyellow.com/blogs/sanitycheck
I'm 85% through this course and highly recommend it. Its very thorough, has a gradual learning curve, offers many tips and tricks that I know I wouldn't have figured out without some hair-pulling, and it leverages what you already know about classic Notes development. I applied 8.5 FP1 before downloading the course so DDE seems to be pretty stable and nimble enough to use and I know its going to only get better in the next release.
2. Paul T Calhoun08/06/2009 02:26:52 PM
Homepage: http://pcalhoun@nnsu.com
John,
Thank you so much for the review. It is always nice to have your work validated by your peers.
Thanks Again !!
Paul T. Calhoun
