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I can't decide which of these sessions would be more interesting to the LS06 crowd. Can you give me some input?

Session Title:	Code for Speed, or Code for Readability: You make the Call!
Suggested Track:	Track FOUR: Best Practices
Abstract: When creating a Notes/Domino application (Notes client or browser) there are usually two ways you can do things. Some developers write for readability while others optimize their code for speed and/or size. In this session, we will will compare and contrast the two styles, show examples of the same code written both ways and highlight the performance or maintenance issues related to each approach. This session is suited for developers at all levels who want to squeeze the most performance out of their applications while maintaining readability.

Session Title:	Practical DXL - Domino Developers using DXL in the real world
Suggested Track:	Track FOUR: Best Practices
Abstract: The Domino eXtension Language (DXL) is an XML-based markup language that is used to express a Notes Object Store (i.e. a "Notes database") as a simple text file. It is an intruiging language, and everyone is glad that it exists; unfortunately, however, the average Domino Developer has no idea how to exploit DXL for any practical use in their "real world". This session demystifies DXL and provides a simple explanation of how DXL can be used from LotusScript to do real work. All examples provided in this session are based on a sample application (a "Survey" db) that will allow you to "follow along at home" and quickly add DXL to your Domino Toolkit.

Both of these are sessions I am considering giving this year. The first one will have a copresenter with me (not saying who, cause I haven't asked that person if they want me to say), the second will be me flying solo.

Thoughts?

Rock
**Life is not about how fast you run, or how high you climb, but how well you bounce.

Comments

1 - hands down- DXL

Posted by Tom At 10:58:39 AM On 10/19/2005 | - Website - |

2 - I would definately be more intrested in the DXL session. Lotus script I am familiar with and I could read about your techniques.. and probably don't need a session about it.

Posted by bthiede@comcast.net At 10:48:36 AM On 10/18/2005 | - Website - |

3 - DXL, but would agree with John about the wider audience

Posted by Chad Schelfhout At 02:02:32 PM On 10/18/2005 | - Website - |

4 - My curious side says DXL so I can see how I could take advantage. My practical side says "Code for Speed". If I were greedy, I'd ask for both.(Especially since your sessions are always interesting.

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This is the pain I go through in setting my calendar for the whole week because I want to see it all.
If I have to choose, I'll say "Code for Speed and Readability".

Posted by Curt Stone At 01:58:56 PM On 10/18/2005 | - Website - |

5 - Maybe a session on using DXL to code for speed and readability!

Posted by Ted At 07:27:40 PM On 10/18/2005 | - Website - |

6 - DXL. Code for speed vs. readability sounds like B.S. to me. If you know enough to make the choice, you don't need the session. If you need the session, it won't help you. Its like "Caution - filling is hot" or "For external use only".

Posted by Andrew Pollack At 02:29:46 PM On 10/20/2005 | - Website - |

7 - DXL, the other session gets too much into individual style, whereas DXL is going to be more generally useful.

Posted by Matt White At 02:46:23 PM On 10/18/2005 | - Website - |

8 - I would prefer the session on DXL as well.

Posted by Doug Cohen At 10:53:13 AM On 10/18/2005 | - Website - |

9 - DXL. The other is a false dichotomy.

"code is for humans to read, and only incidentally
for machines to run." - Knuth

Posted by Dan Sickles At 01:37:33 AM On 10/19/2005 | - Website - |

10 - I would say the LS... but only since my own suggested topic has a lot of DXL (and might be not accepted due to overlap). However seeing the responses there seems to be room for more than one DXL topic...
Have them both. Keep DXL if you have to drop one.

stw

Posted by Stephan H. Wissel At 06:28:31 AM On 10/19/2005 | - Website - |

11 - Why such limited thinking? Why limit it to one or the other. Do both. You've got lots of time, right?

OK, if I *HAVE* to choose, I'd say DXL. But I don't want to have to choose. There's enough dilema at LS choosing among too many sessions and too little time.

Posted by Joe Litton At 11:09:58 PM On 10/18/2005 | - Website - |

12 - I went to a DXL session last year and left still wondering "What in the world can I do with this?!" I was almost as confused as the year before when we all wondered what this whole Workplace thing would mean to the future of Notes.

So, for me, I would like to see more on the practical uses for DXL.

Posted by Chris Whisonant At 10:44:24 AM On 10/18/2005 | - Website - |

13 - What they said. Both topics sound good, though.

Posted by R. J. Lesch At 11:02:52 AM On 10/18/2005 | - Website - |

14 - DXL!

Posted by Chris Toohey At 11:06:16 AM On 10/18/2005 | - Website - |

15 - DXL. Definitely DXL. That would rock! So to speak...

Posted by Rob McDonagh At 01:23:20 PM On 10/18/2005 | - Website - |

16 - DXL of course. Especially if it covers DXL use on outlines and navigators, and shows you how to properly error trap to stop the client crashing...

Oh - and the DOM Tree parsing (moving, inserting branches) and a decent DOM XML "compare" would be the icing on the cake. From this, you could do a "design merge" for certain elements (thus making a "update mail template pack" a reality...) ---* Bill

Posted by Wild Bill At 01:10:04 PM On 10/18/2005 | - Website - |

17 - A couple of days late, but the Jewish holidays had me out of commission again this week and now we're on hurricane lookout...again. Anyway, you know that when you started your DXL explanations online I asked for a lotusphere session on it, so that's definitely my vote.
Part of what I like about going to LS when I'm the only one sent from my office is coming back with at least one project/tool that has a noticeable gee-whiz effect. Keeps 'em sending me back in coming years.

Jackie

Posted by Jackie Horowitz At 09:45:43 AM On 10/20/2005 | - Website - |

18 - Code for Speed, or Code for Readability: You make the Call!
That one would suit a wider audience I think.

I have this struggle very often myself
John

Posted by John Coolidge At 12:02:32 PM On 10/18/2005 | - Website - |

19 - DXL, definitely -- though if there's siginficant overlap with DXL content in any session(s) on AJAX, then do the speed/readability session instead.

Posted by Richard Schwartz At 05:34:19 PM On 10/18/2005 | - Website - |

20 - Is the speed vs reliability one strictly LS? If so, go for the DXL one. If you're going to talk about things like form & view design in the former, then that one.

Posted by Nathan T. Freeman At 07:00:22 AM On 10/19/2005 | - Website - |

21 - Definitely do the speed vs readability, because if you start showing people how you can write cool rich text manipulation with DXL, they might stop buying Midas.

Posted by Ben Langhinrichs At 06:42:54 PM On 10/18/2005 | - Website - |