When I was invited to speak at the XPages Guru webinar earlier this month to help jumpstart June as the Learn XPages month... I was assigned a rather interesting subject: defining a roadmap for IBM Lotus Notes Domino Application Developers to XPages. Armed with 5 slides (4 if you discard the intro/cover) and approximately 7 minutes of the hour-long webinar, I attempted to convey my individual experience both with learning XPages and what I believe are the key factors in learning and successfully employing XPages in your daily application development efforts.

1. Roadmap to XPages How do I get there from here? Chris Toohey dominoGuru.com Twitter: @ChrisTooheyFacebook: /ChrisToohey Email: ctoohey@dominoGuru.com

2. The Paradigm Shift XPages can deliver amazing functionality andextend Lotus Notes and Domino far beyond any previously conceived limitations... ... but you need to embrace the change.

3. Embracing the Change Object-Oriented Programming NotesDocuments NotesItems [Possibly] unfamiliar languages & techniques Using HTML, XML, JavaScript, CSS, and Java It’s new [to you]… Don’t get frustrated, it was new to everyone!

4. Some common mistakes “I’m going to use XPages for my next project…” Complete novice project usage could result in: Delayed Deliverables Frustration from “learning curve” Management’s dismissal of XPages as “viable solution” “I’m just going to download the ‘XPages Framework’ template…” It’s simple… once you understand what it’s doing!

5. XPages Roadmap