XPages
XPages – in IBM Lotus Domino Designer 8.5
Lotus Domino Web applications have never looked better!
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With Domino 8.5 and XPages we can deliver powerful, compelling Web applications that are easy to build and maintain, and look great - without the need for deep programming skills.
Built on Eclipse
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Rapid application development combines with the open and extensible framework of Eclipse to provide a highly productive and integrated development experience for a wide range of business applications.
XPages
An XPage is a new Domino Designer design element that lets you create Web 2.0 enabled pages based on the JSF technology. As XPages utilises the Javascript, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), and HTML technologies, deep programming skills are not required to build powerful, compelling web applications. In fact, most development tasks can be done by dragging and dropping controls and then setting their properties.
Specific features of XPages include:
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AJAX enabled (for example, partial page refresh, type ahead capability, etc)
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Advanced Web control library (tabbed panel, etc.)
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Full support for styling using CSS
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Fully extensible using custom controls (composite controls or Java based controls) or JSF extensions
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Support for multiple clients (web, rich client, etc.)
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JavaScript scripting language support for client side and server side action
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Pre-built simple actions provided for most common cases
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Direct access to Java libraries on the server
XPages remove the barrier of Web programming in Domino by providing advanced page design capabilities and complete control of the generated markup. They also allow access to any kind of data and provide an easy method for localizing applications.
