Creating a new XPages application in 8.5.3 UP1

I suppose most of you know about XPages101 now, the first eight videos on the site walk you through creating a new XPages application. I recorded them two years ago now and they are still useful when you're starting with XPages. But since 8.5.3 and more specifically UP1 (or the Extension Library) became main stream my eight videos can make things seem a little like too much work.

So over the next few weeks at XPages101 I will walk you through creating roughly the same application using the more up to date tools available to us. What's interesting is that I have recorded three videos already (the first one was released yesterday here) and have already reached the point of having a functional application with navigation and UI. It's obviously not a scientific measure, but the extra controls which are provided for us out the box with UP1 (or ExtLib) really make a difference in development time.

Anyway, if you're a subscriber then go ahead and check out the new video which I uploaded yesterday, if you're not a subscriber... well, I shall say nothing!

XPages101 Lotusphere Discount

I'm not sure if it can be a tradition after two years but it's a good deal either way.

If you enter the coupon code "LS12" at checkout at XPages101.net then you will receive a 33% discount on the cost. So if your new years resolution is to learn XPages then this should help you along.

There are currently 68 videos on the site which total up to almost 13 hours of back to back content or well over 3.5gb of video!

Sixty not out

Today I uploaded the 60th video to xpages101.net. It's taken me over 18 months to get this far and there are no plans to stop adding more content. In fact with the announcement of the 8.5.3 release date, there are many more areas which need to be covered. Expect to see a rash of new videos over the next few weeks.

I thought I'd post some of the stats for the site so far.

• First video posted: February 11th 2010
• Total length of videos uploaded: 11 hours 15 minutes
• Total size of videos uploaded: 3.17gb
• Shortest video: 2 minutes 7 seconds - how to run a local HTTP console window
• Longest video: 25 minutes 12 seconds - Dojo Mobile Controls in 8.5.3

In the last couple of months I've had the 250th subscriber sign up for the site, and more are joining weekly. Since the site was re-designed earlier this year it's also easier to submit your own lesson ideas if there's something which I've not covered yet and each of the lessons has a comments section to clarify points or add you're own thoughts on the lesson.

And finally, to celebrate the 60th lesson being uploaded, here's an offer for you. If you use the coupon code "60notout" at checkout, you'll get a £60 discount on your purchase. Just head on over to xpages101.net to get started.

It's Learn XPages Month (and I have a discount to offer)

You may have seen that June has been declared Learn XPages Month. XPages.info has all of the details but I thought I would (shamelessly) highlight that XPages101 will be offering a 33% discount for the whole of June. If you use the coupon code "learnxpages" at checkout the discount will be applied for access to a whole year's worth of XPages training content.

So head on over to XPages101 to get your subscription.

XPages101 LS11 discount

As the annual pilgrimage to Florida for Lotusphere begins, I thought it would be worth mentioning a discount for XPages101 which I'll be offering for the next 3 weeks.

Use the coupon code "ls11" at checkout and get a 33% discount!

It's coming up to a year since I first launched the site and in that time I've uploaded 37 lessons which run to more than 7 hours of content and well over 2gb of movies. There are many more lessons planned over the coming weeks and months.

So if you feel like it's time to get into XPages, or you're just looking for a bit of a helping hand with some of the more complex tasks in Domino Designer then hopefully my videos will be able to help you. Check them out.