| Raphael Savir has been a developer and consultant for Lotus Notes/Domino applications for 15 years. He has worked in numerous positions, focusing on performance and development topics. Raphael enjoys speaking on these topics, and has been fortunate in being able to do so frequently over the years.Now with LS Development Corporation http://www.lsdevelopment.com ), Raphael works directly with clients to make efficient and friendly Notes or web applications running on the Domino platform. Raphael has written several development articles over the years, but this is his first attempt to string together more than a few pages. I would like to thank my beautiful and encouraging wife, Lizzie, for helping me get through a brutal year of work and writing.
Congratulations on investing your time to learn more about Lotus Notes and Domino! This book comes at a key time for Notes/Domino application developers and their organizations.
Since its introduction, Notes/Domino has been a true collaboration platform for businesses. It has uniquely combined collaboration with business applications—all within the context of what users are trying to accomplish. A powerful programming platform combined with intuitive tools, it opened up many business ideas and processes to automation through millions of applications, from small personal tools to mission-critical, line-of-business systems. It has also led to the establishment of one of the most creative and largest developer communities in the industry.
A review of Notes/Domino through the years shows how it has revolutionized the way we work. See also the article, "The History of Notes and Domino", published on the developerWorks: Lotus website (www.ibm.com/developerworks/lotus/library/ls-NDHistory). The 35,000 users who adopted Notes Version 1 got the first look at many of the features that we take for granted today, including mail, discussion databases, group directories, customizable applications, Access Control Lists (ACLs), doclinks, encryption, and replication to name just a few. When released, these were all revolutionary new concepts that allowed users to be more productive. |
