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locating XPage components with XspQuery

Tim Tripcony — Sun, 14 Apr 2013 00:00:16 -0400

Several years ago, I wrote a utility Java class designed to make it easy to search for components within the current XPage instance based on various criteria. I've found it enormously useful, and, apparently, so has Keith Strickland, because he added it to org.openntf.xsp.extlib, complete with a few...

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your how is not your what

Tim Tripcony — Wed, 03 Apr 2013 11:36:41 -0400

I've noticed a pattern emerging when I'm asked for help with XPages. Here's a representative conversation: "I'm trying to do [X] and it's not working. How can I do that?" "What are you trying to accomplish?" "I already told you. I'm trying to do [X]." "No, that's how you're trying to do it. Wha...

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Developer2013 and IamLUG

Tim Tripcony — Mon, 01 Apr 2013 07:33:40 -0400

I will be presenting at two upcoming conferences, Developer2013 and IamLUG. Developer2013 will be held at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas April 30 to May 2, and is organized by THE VIEW. I will be presenting the following sessions: Doing more with less code in XPages "Work smarter, not harder." We're...

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my new favorite quote

Tim Tripcony — Sat, 23 Mar 2013 17:20:32 -0400

"We go about our daily lives understanding almost nothing of the world. We give little thought to the machinery that generates the sunlight that makes life possible, to the gravity that glues us to an earth that would otherwise send us spinning off into space, or the atoms of which we are made and ...

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Taking the scary out of Java in XPages: fixing the API

Tim Tripcony — Thu, 21 Mar 2013 04:00:16 -0400

Suppose you had a motivation to learn a new spoken language. As an example, let's imagine that you live in the U.S., but your job requires you to occasionally visit Paris, so you've decided to learn French. But you're not planning to move there, just spend a week there every couple months. So you do...

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Taking the scary out of Java in XPages: knowing the entry points

Tim Tripcony — Sat, 02 Mar 2013 03:02:14 -0500

Before we dive in to this first topic, I should mention Declan's series, "XPage Java Roots". Declan has been shifting more of his code to Java, so just as he did with his epic "Learning XPages" series, where he documented his initial experiences with XPages itself, he is now ...

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Taking the scary out of Java in XPages: Prologue

Tim Tripcony — Tue, 26 Feb 2013 21:50:28 -0500

The discussion following my last post made stark the need for greater availability of information that makes the nature of Java more accessible to Domino developers. Credit for the title of this post goes to Declan, who is considering writing a series of blog posts on this topic. I will be doing the...

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SSJS is a crutch

Tim Tripcony — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 22:50:23 -0500

I've been debating for quite a while whether I should write this post. It obviously makes a potentially controversial statement. A fellow developer who knew I was drafting it put my hesitance into perspective: "you really want to be that guy?" This was my response: I want to be ...

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Passthru vs. component - my perspective

Tim Tripcony — Sat, 16 Feb 2013 21:40:09 -0500

Paul Withers posted a thorough article explaining the differences between namespaced XPage components (e.g. ) and their corresponding passthru elements (e.g.

), providing numerous examples of what actually happens when these objects are constructed. I've always heard (an...

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org.openntf.xsp.extlib

Tim Tripcony — Mon, 21 Jan 2013 05:20:22 -0500

About 18 months ago, I created an OpenNTF project called Community Control Library. The fundamental reason for creating the project was my belief that the single factor keeping the Domino community from realizing the true potential of the platform is the assumption that the XPages Extension Library ...

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Needle in the Stack Part 2: talk to data, not to components

Tim Tripcony — Thu, 17 Jan 2013 18:40:25 -0500

More and more XPage developers are turning to stackoverflow to seek community assistance with questions they have about developing XPage applications. This ongoing series will provide additional commentary and insights into the answers I have provided on the site that members of the community have f...

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the next step in the journey

Tim Tripcony — Wed, 09 Jan 2013 03:00:20 -0500

As some of you have already noticed, I left redPill and joined Best Methods. This career move was the hardest decision I've had to make in a very long time, but I firmly believe it was the right decision for me. This may surprise or even confuse some folks, coming so soon after the formation of redP...

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I have seen the future, and it is phabulous

Tim Tripcony — Sat, 08 Dec 2012 19:50:08 -0500

For those of you who would rather read about cellphones than XPages, I have a pleasant surprise: this is a gadget review, not related to programming in any way (except, perhaps, tangentially). If, like me, you develop Domino applications for a living, I sincerely promise that nothing of what you are...

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fasten your seat belt, Dorothy

Tim Tripcony — Thu, 11 Oct 2012 23:11:09 -0400

Do not try and bend the spoon. That's impossible. Instead... only try to realize the truth: there is no spoon. Then you'll see that it is not the spoon that bends, it is only yourself. - Spoon Boy, The Matrix Sometimes I believe in as many as six impossible things before breakfast. - Alice Kingsl...

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pragmatic reasons every Domino developer should learn Java

Tim Tripcony — Tue, 09 Oct 2012 22:40:05 -0400

Colleges teach Java. That's it. That's the most pragmatic reason all Domino developers should learn Java. This will no doubt sound strange coming from me, but just for a moment, forget about XPages. Yes, of course there are a myriad of geeky benefits you'll get by using less SSJS and more Java i...

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