WebSphere First Look: Introducing IBM Workplace Designer 2.5

Developing applications for the IBM Workplace platform

Oct. 21, 2005 03:45 PM

Workplace Designer's scripting environment also includes a script editor (see Figure 4).

This editor is based on the Eclipse script editor, and includes features such as syntax coloring, type-ahead (code completion), and JavaScript class browsing.

After you deploy the component to the server, it can be added to Workplace applications and application templates.

Other Workplace Designer Features
In addition to the features described in the preceding sections, Workplace Designer offers the following.

Sample Applications
Workplace Designer comes with four complete sample applications that you can use to familiarize yourself with IBM Workplace application development. IBM will also make other applications available via the Web that you can download for free and adapt to your own requirements.

Documentation and tutorials
Along with the online help documentation describing features and functions, Workplace Designer includes:

A step-by-step tutorial for building an IBM Workplace component (this is in the help)
IDE Reference describing the tool itself and its modules
API reference listing public APIs, usage, and sample code

IBM Workplace Designer: New Yet Familiar
As you can see, Workplace Designer has plenty to offer anyone interested in developing applications for the IBM Workplace platform. Long-time Domino developers can apply their current skills in an environment that functions like Domino Designer and is based on industry-standard technology. And advanced programmers can take advantage of Workplace Designer's extensibility to integrate with Java-based tools, while less experienced developers with no knowledge of Java can create full-featured programs using the script interface. Whatever your background, Workplace Designer will give you an easy-to-use yet powerful tool for creating Workplace applications. To learn more about IBM Workplace Designer, visit the IBM Workplace resource center.

Resources

To find out more about how IBM Workplace Designer was built, see the developerWorks Lotus interview, "Designing Workplace Designer: An interview with the IBM Workplace Designer design team."
Learn more about IBM Workplace Designer by visiting the IBM Workplace application development page.
For information about all IBM Workplace products, visit the IBM Workplace resource center.
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About Dick McCarrick
Dick McCarrick is a content developer for developerWorks: Lotus. He was previously a member of the Domino/Notes Documentation team for over 11 years, playing a variety of roles in documenting many major components of Domino and Notes. He also wrote the occasional article for Iris Today (including Ask Professor INI) before joining the Notes.net/Lotus Developer Domain team permanently in 2002. In his spare time, Dick's leisure activities include running, fishing, woodworking, and reading about the natural sciences. An avid astronomer, he's the former director of the Bridgewater (Mass.) State College Observatory. Dick lives in Vermont.

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WebSphere First Look: Introducing IBM Workplace Designer 2.5

WebSphere News Desk wrote: WebSphere First Look: Introducing IBM Workplace Designer 2.5. This article will introduce you to Workplace Designer 2.5. We begin with a brief overview of Workplace Designer and how you can use it to create Workplace applications. We then take a closer look at some of the many features included in Workplace Designer. We assume that you have experience with Web application development. Some familiarity with IBM Workplace products (such as IBM Workplace Collaboration Services 2.5 and IBM Workplace Services Express 2.5) would also be helpful.

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