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EVENT REPORT
Getting into shape with THE VIEW Web Coding Bootcamp
By Dan Velasco
I've attended a lot of training classes and conferences, and I'm always on the lookout for any Domino-related event that I think might help offer me an edge, especially in this tough economy. That was one of the reasons why I was really excited to have the opportunity to attend THE VIEW Web Coding Bootcamp event (at http://eVIEW/bootcamp) held in San Francisco from July 5-7, 2002.
If you don't already know, THE VIEW is one of the most respected journals on Lotus/IBM technologies out there. It's kind of the equivalent of the Journal of the American Medical Association for Lotus/IBM professionals. In short, every article is carefully created by an outstanding member of the Lotus/IBM community and is not only meaty but meticulously edited. The goal of THE VIEW Web Coding Bootcamp is to take a lot of the knowledge of their top experts and to bring it to a city that's hopefully near you. Unlike annual and semi-annual conferences that may or may not be convenient for you to travel to, they bring the Bootcamp to cities all around the world. In my case, it was in San Francisco, which is just 30 minutes from my job in San Mateo. You can see a picture of the seminar in Figure A.
FIGURE A
 
Here Paul Calhoun is presenting one of the technically rich lessons. Roll over picture for a larger image.
The Bootcamp event covers such subjects as:
- Killer UI Presentation Techniques;
- Leverage Dynamic HTML and Advanced JavaScript;
- Harness the Power of Java Applets and Servlets;
- Lock Down Domino Web Security Exposures;
- Consuming XML--Parse and Integrate Web Data with Domino.
As you can tell from this sample list of subjects, the Bootcamp offers a very technical and challenging curriculum. You don't necessarily have to be an expert developer to attend, but you should have a good grasp of the fundamentals of Domino development. Different developers can get different benefits from this event depending on their skill level, but everyone who attends will leave a better developer than they arrived.
How the Bootcamp compares to conferences and training classes
The Bootcamp event is different from a conference in that you and everyone else attending (I counted 70+ at the San Francisco event) are all taken methodically through the same lessons centered around a sample Domino Web site (which is yours to keep). In the process, you get in-depth insight into how it was created and can either follow along on your own laptop or not. At a conference, on the other hand, you get to choose sessions smorgasbord style, and while you may choose exactly what you might want at the moment, you might not come away with the feeling of having eaten a complete meal. The Bootcamp, in contrast, is a complete multi-course meal with gourmet food, fancy waiters, and extra forks for good measure.
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