11.3. Take advantage of Domino 6

Domino 6 comes with a lot of new features, and you should be aware of these.

For example, while we usually used pages or forms for JavaScript repositories, or maybe added them directly to the JS header of a form, we can now add our JavaScripts to the new script library for JavaScript. Then we can add these libraries directly on to a form or inside the JS header of the form.

These JavaScripts can now be rendered and run in the Notes client, as well. For example, this allows us to have one set of field validation, only using JavaScript, instead of both JavaScript and @ formulas, if desirable. In other words, “write once—use in many clients”.

Another benefit one should consider is the use of another shared resource: ...

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