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Embedded Experiences demo - you want to see this!

Mon, 12 Mar 2012 18:51:45 GMT

As I wrote in my Lotusphere 2012 one-liners post after Lotusphere OpenSocial and Embedded Experiences is *the* technology to watch coming out of IBM Lotus. At Lotusphere 2012 Ryan Baxter and Stanton Sievers from IBM gave a Show'n'tell session (SHOW115) which I think really should be an eye opener to a lot of people as to why this embedded experiences "thing" is important. I've been bashing Ryan to make a recording of the session and it's finally here.

Video of demo: Embedded Experiences Demo - N/D Social Edition - Connections Next
Code from demo: Demo code

If you want more embedded experiences go watch the video from the Social App Throwdown from Lotusphere for inspiration as to what's possible.

Lotusphere 2012 one-liners

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 09:48:42 GMT

Way too busy hanging out, drinking with friends and networking.
Staying of site sucks but as long as the cab driver can find his way it works out fine. Btw staying in the Harry Potter room is cool if you can make your way onto the bed.
Being video taped for the IBM Champions roundtable
When my boss came to Lotusphere one day with two different shoes on
Working with the IBM team and the five other partners on the Social App Throwdown was a lot of work but was great fun. Getting my first android device was a nice surprise. Now of to the IDE.
Thumbs up for finding out about OK Go
Presenting on widgets for Connections was great fun and had good feedback
SHOW114 is a must read - the definitive guide for Java debugging in Notes/Domino.
SHOW115 is a must see - best demo to date of why OpenSocial and embedded experiences make sense
Ask the Developers lab rule!! Spent 3,5 hrs in there working through and solving a customer problem with help from the Connections team. Thanks you guys.
Back for Lotusphere 2013.

Lotusphere 2012 reflections

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 08:39:10 GMT

As probably one of the last ones I'm just now back from Lotusphere 2012 (well past Friday actually). With the work pressure leading into Lotusphere I always take vacation immediately following Lotusphere. This year was no exception but instead of a week I took two. There was many reasons for this decision but it's not a decision I regret by any means. Only thing is that reflections from Lotusphere linger longer before being captured in writing which is a good way for me to work through the event.

As always Lotusphere is part real work (products, booth, customers), part catching up with friends (some which you only see once a year), speaking, socializing with friends/coworkers/customers and part networking. It is a mind boggling week that starts Saturday night and concludes Thursday afternoon where the place is suddenly empty and all that remain is the stuff you did. This year was no exception besides being more busy than ever. As highlights are surely the IBM Champion recognition at the OGS, participating in the Social App Throwdown and having extremely good conversations with IBM around the future of IBM Lotus Domino and Lotus Notes.

One thing is certain - I left Lotusphere relieved. Relieved that for the first time in a couple of years I feel that IBM is on the right track with the platforms. I finally feel that IBM is "getting it" and that the appdev team is on the right track. Of course I would like to see more OSGi sooner and better XPages/server runtime integration but I'm sure BM will get there.

Another thing that relieved me was a much clearer statement of direction. IBM was much clearer in articulating how OpenSocial is going to be central going forward and how collaboration using web technologies and mobile is going to be the center of what they do. Being social and being it online is core.

Another thing is that I left Lotusphere more certain than ever that the move from Lotus to IBM Collaboration Solutions (ICS) isn't a bad thing. It may not even be important or worth talking about. Things change. Names changes. Technology changes. We - as a community - need to move past the name discussion and focus on the solutions we can and should build. As true as ever - </bitching><doing>

As a developer I have been asked a few times to name my 3 take-aways from Lotusphere 2012. It's always tough but they will have to be:

learn Websphere (it is really not as bad as you might think)
skills up on JavaScript (the language - it is going to be everywhere / become framework independent)
OpenSocial is going to be very much a part of your toolbox if you're going to develop for Notes/iNotes/Connections going forward - API access to your applications (including existing ones) is going to be a key to your success

In conclusion a great conference - better than it has been for a few years.

BP207 - Easy as Pie - Creating Widgets for IBM Connections

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 12:31:43 GMT

Below is my presentation from Lotusphere 2012 on creating widgets for IBM Connections. There's also a PDF version available.

BP207 - Easy as pie creating widgets for ibm connections

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If you're writing JavaScript this is a must read

Sun, 15 Jan 2012 19:05:06 GMT

Normally with a link like this I would put it on twitter but with Lotusphere 2012 underway it would get lost and it really it too important for that. If you're writing JavaScript - and who isn't - you really should read Understanding JavaScript OOP by Quildreen Motta. I really mean it!

And we have lift off

Sun, 15 Jan 2012 14:26:55 GMT

After a late arrival last night I'm on site today and already in sessions. My day is packed and looking forward to hooking up with friends. Arriving at Lotusphere is just like coming home - you know your way around and your phone automatically logs onto the wifi :-)

See you around.

Getting ready to go

Wed, 11 Jan 2012 19:29:20 GMT

So it's that time of year again. It's crunch time at the office to get stuff ready for Lotusphere, crunch time at customers trying to squeeze in the last few project appointments and it's crunch time in regard to session presentations. This year started out with me doing one session with Luis Benitez, then it turned to me doing it alone and now I'm doing something special on the big stage on Wednesday with IBM. Don't know if we're allowed to talk about it but it's exciting and require a lot of preparation. Both coding, rehearsal and planning. It's all good stuff though and I'm looking forward to doing it. It's been real fun and exciting to work so closely with the core team at IBM.

As an aside - due to a major planning mistake I will not arrive until late Saturday night and as we're not staying on site this year I most probably will not be at BALD for the first time in years. Major bummer. Expect to see me cheerful and ready to go first thing Sunday morning.

Can't wait to see everyone there. See you Sunday.

Luis not able to co-present with me at Lotusphere

Wed, 28 Dec 2011 19:13:16 GMT

Got word the other day that Luis Benitez wont be able to join me on stage at Lotusphere 2012 due to a conflicting session. So much for planning. So if all you were hoping for to see at ~~our~~ my session was Luis then I have to disappoint you. I will still be there though doing my out most to teach you about widget development for IBM Connections so be sure you mark your calendar for BP207 :-)

See you there!