The fundamental process of minting coins hasn’t changed in more than 2,000 years. But tooling and automation have improved quality and consistency significantly. Why don’t we apply the same principles to building and maintaining our Notes apps?

IBM is preparing to launch the first major release of the Notes/Domino platform in 5 years. Here at Teamstudio we’re getting ready for the launch next month. This article summarizes some of the new features and first steps to preparing for an upgrade.

The success of Lotus Notes back in the mid-90s was in large measure thanks to the fact that your average user could create their own applications pretty easily. How does the IT group manage that situation?

Someone recently tried to persuade me that there is no technical reason why steam engines didn’t become the de facto power source for the modern automobile. That made me wonder: is Lotus Notes on the wane for good technical reasons, or has it just fallen out of fashion?

The auto industry is really good at componentization and reuse. What can we IBM Lotus Notes and Domino developers learn from the likes of Volkswagen, Ford and even Saab?