In this episode of The Taking Notes Podcast (@takingnotespod) we talked about developing applications for IBM’s Connections social software platform. We were joined by three very special guests:
- Luis Benitez – IBM Product Manager (@lbenitez)
- Adam Brown – ISW Director (@adambrownaus)
- Niklas Heidloff – IBM (@nheidloff)
Topics covered during the show included:
- Overview of the options available to developers (APIs, Widgets, Java)
- How widgets and apps are deployed within Connections
- Integrating apps with the Connections Profile
- Surfacing apps and widgets within Communities
- How IBM Connections Next will utilize OpenSocial and ActivityStrea.ms
- How Kudos Badges was built and how it integrates and is managed within Connections
- Why developers should use XPages to extend Connections
- How you can work with iWidgets and XPages
- How to access the Connections REST API’s from XPages
- Where you can find and download sample XPages apps
- What other extensibility features might be important for XPages developers
- and much more…
Resources:
http://ibm.co/StartSocial – Landing for all things ICS development related including Notes/Domino “Next” and Connections “Next”
http://xpag.es/?ForConnections
http://openntf.org/p/xpages%20for%20connections
Bruce Elgort 