Mastering XPages

February 8 2011

It feels like we're onto something.

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Just before Lotusphere, IBM Press released Mastering XPages, A Step-by-Step Guide to XPages Application Development and the XSP Language.  The authors -- Martin Donnelly, Mark Wallace, Tony McGuckin -- are all part of the XPages development team, and have penned nearly 800 Xpages ...err, pages... to get you going in XPages.

Well, they sold out at Lotusphere.  First time ever, from what I heard.  More than any other IBM Press book at an IBM conference.  None of this surprises me, because learning XPages is the single most-important activity you can undertake if you want to be on top of the game in building Domino applications.  

Why is it time to master XPages?  Just look at what Brian Benz has done. In an eight-part video series, Benz documents the Deloitte Recap website -- built on XPages and Domino and built for business.  Brian had a great session at Lotusphere, and the videos show what he did and why he did it.


So, buy the book. You can get a 35% discount by using coupon code IBM6318 and the IBM Press link above.  The book is also on Amazon worldwide.

Some great reviews have been published.  There's no question of the book's usefulness, and the results when you build apps in XPages.  

Congratulations to Martin, Mark, and Tony on this book.  And best to all of you busily turning its (real | virtual) pages.

Ed Brill | Highland Park, IL USA Category:  XPages  Add/View Comments [36]

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  1. 1  Chris Miller http://www.IdoNotes.com | 2/8/2011 11:27:46 AM

    No, not the first time books have sold out. Over the years (think R5 and some later ones) sold out so fast at the bookstore. By the end of the week it was a bookstore ghost town.

  1. 2  Curt Stone http://www.onecheekgeek.com | 2/8/2011 11:39:07 AM

    I'd like to start a virtual book study group based on this book. I'm currently leading a book study group on Java and it's been a great way to learn. We can study the book and exercises during the week and get together once a week via Skype to ask questions and review.

    I have a couple people interested in an XPages study and welcome more who may be interested. Email me at curt.stone@gmail.com

    Thanks for the discount, Ed.

  1. 3  Kerr Rainey  | 2/8/2011 11:41:00 AM

    Also available on O'Reilly's Safari books site for those with access.

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  1. 4  Lisa Duke http://www.simplified-tech.com | 2/8/2011 11:42:20 AM

    This is excellent. We are going to be spreading the word about the book at our user groups as well. The Atlanta Lotus Users Group is also working on a short but free 101 bootcamp on 3/31. Should be great!

  1. 5  Giuseppe Grasso http://www.dominopoint.it | 2/8/2011 11:44:23 AM

    playlist you linked do not works, I've made and alternative one here: { Link }

  1. 6  Jason  | 2/8/2011 11:46:55 AM

    Also as a DRM free (but discretely watermarked) e-book via the inform.it website.

    If you are a member or join as you buy the book you get a discount.

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  1. 7  Usha Dewasthali  | 2/8/2011 11:53:37 AM

    Just ordered the online version from IBM Pressbooks and am already on Chapter 3. Have already learned a lot about the history of Xpage and am starting to dive into the samples and working with Xpages in the Domino Designer 8.5.2. I first started to learn about Xpages by combing through wikis, blogs etc, but I realized I needed a more complete training guide that takes me one step at a time. So far, I have been very pleased with my purchase. This books seems to be a very complete reference and so far the writing has kept me engaged.

  1. 8  Brett H  | 2/8/2011 12:24:41 PM

    Great book, I like the writing style too. Informal, fun and informative. Great to have such a reference.

  1. 9  Serdar Basegmez http://lotusnotus.com/en | 2/8/2011 12:36:44 PM

    Freshly bought, still reading... No spoiler please :)

    IBM discount does not work on international buying. However, I suggest participating in LotusUserGroup.org site to have extra discount.

    This is also an important evidence that Lotus-related books are selling. We are expecting more from others...

    BTW. We'll have a humble surprize in LUGTR conference for Turkish community :)

  1. 10  Patrick Kwinten http://quintessens.wordpress.com | 2/8/2011 12:43:38 PM

    Are the authors thinking about a new XPages title ("Deep dive into XPages"). I can imagine that the type of demand will quickly shift from novice to advanced programming?

    Some other desired titles:

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  1. 11  Ellice Uffer http://www.ibm.com/ibmpress | 2/8/2011 1:26:29 PM

    Couple of things. The "sell-out" stat was in reference to an "IBM Press" book. That was the most we have sold at a conference and the quickest sell-out. In terms of future books on XPages and Lotus - met with the publisher this morning and we are very eager to understand what the contents needs are and how we can further help to get the right content published. Please feel free to reach me or fill out a proposal and we will see what we can make happen.

  1. 12  Mike Robinson http://www.invcs.com | 2/8/2011 1:53:38 PM

    The quick sell out hopefully is a good indicator of how the market is desperate for this type of dive deep info and that other related topics would probably sell quickly as well.

    Thanks for the pointer, I will get a couple copies for my team (and myself) as well.

  1. 13  Rainald Guntner  | 2/8/2011 2:13:00 PM

    @Al: If you try to get the book from IBM's website it doesn't accept the coupon code Ed posted. Anybody else seen that?

  1. 14  Chris Knoblock  | 2/8/2011 3:25:41 PM

    And a Kindle version available. Beautiful!

  1. 15  Ellice Uffer http://www.ibm.com/ibmpress | 2/8/2011 3:36:32 PM

    I know others who have used the coupon code. Couple of things:

    You must caps - ie IBM.

    If you are ordering the hardcopy - this is only for US ordering.

    If you want ebook you can use the code.

  1. 16  Vitor Pereira http://www.vitor-pereira.com | 2/8/2011 3:45:46 PM

    Use coupon code IBMEBOOKS40 for a 40% discount, works for international orders too. Follow this { Link }

  1. 17  Julian Woodward http://blog.woowar.com | 2/8/2011 5:41:33 PM

    What format are the eBooks in?

  1. 18  Vitor Pereira http://www.vitor-pereira.com | 2/8/2011 6:08:33 PM

    @17 PDF or EPUB from ibmpressbooks.com. Not sure about other vendors.

  1. 19  Julian Woodward http://blog.woowar.com | 2/8/2011 6:10:26 PM

    @18 Thanks

  1. 20  Thomas Schulte http://www.welovenotesbut.com/blog | 2/9/2011 1:01:44 AM

    @16 Well if you try to use the coupon code from germany and select the Xpages book, it states "This Coupon is invalid for your list." after entering.

  1. 21  Diego Ogniben  | 2/9/2011 3:34:53 AM

    @20 It's valid just for eBooks...

  1. 22  Vitor Pereira http://www.vitor-pereira.com | 2/9/2011 4:17:21 AM

    @19, @20 I ordered the hard copy from Portugal using coupon IBMEBOOKS40 and got the 40% discount. It's sitting on my desk right now.

  1. 23  Vitor Pereira http://www.vitor-pereira.com | 2/9/2011 4:22:23 AM

    Previous comment should have been a response to @20 & @21 and you might have to follow the link I posted on comment 16.

  1. 24  Matthias Wille http://www.flexdomino.net | 2/9/2011 9:47:14 AM

    Just purchased the ebook and pdf version. Well, that will keep me busy for a few days I guess ;-)

  1. 25  Stuart McIntyre http://Http://Blog.collaborationmatters.com | 2/10/2011 12:43:36 AM

    Terrific work on the book, it looks wonderful.I look forward to my copy arriving.

    Just one aside - when the Lotus Redbooks program was ended many stated that no one wanted books anymore - it was ever-changing wikis that were required.

    Whether physical paper or virtual ebook, there is no doubt that this publication (and other recent Packt releases) has shown that there is a demand for well-researched, well-written technical Lotus guides. I am so pleased this is the case...

  1. 26  John Chryssafis  | 2/11/2011 7:35:41 AM

    Just purchased mine using ED's code (before I noticed IBMEBOOKS40). Ed's code worked for me for the hard copy and It's being delivered to Australia.

    Can't wait. Thanks for the heads up on the book ED. It looks great.

  1. 27  Curt Stone http://www.onecheekgeek.com | 2/14/2011 8:23:05 AM

    Bought my book today with Ed's discount. Looking forward to it's arrival and some deep dive into XPages.

  1. 28  Gavin Bollard http://dominogavin.blogspot.com | 2/14/2011 4:00:41 PM

    The Code at the back of the printed book doesn't seem to be recognised on the safaribooksonline site. Anyone else had that problem?

  1. 29  Kerr Rainey  | 2/15/2011 3:19:59 AM

    @28 are you talking about the coupon code for the free online version? I've just checked with the coupon code that is in the actual safari books version and it didn't work "Coupon not found. Please check the coupon code and input it again." Is the coupon code the same for all copies, or is the code you are trying already been redeemed?

  1. 30  Ellice Uffer http://www.ibm.com/ibmpress | 2/16/2011 8:20:00 AM

    @28 @29

    Spoke with the publisher - regarding safarai code.

    "I just checked with production. There is an error.

    The code should be IXYBIWH. The Y was left out." They are working to fix.

  1. 31  Eric Larson  | 3/4/2011 8:36:29 AM

    eBook promo today for only $9.99!

  1. 32  Eric Larson  | 3/4/2011 8:38:33 AM

    @31 - Sorry for omitting the URL - { Link }