A couple of handy cheat sheets

I use both of these on a regular basis. I've printed them out on paper, so they're always withing arms reach.

Domino URL cheat sheet

Domino supported syntax for Full Text searching

For web development, ILoveJackDaniels.com has a few nice ones (the site seems to be down at the moment).

Upcoming experiment - Beautiful URLs with Domino

Just a little preview.. It's a simple "hack". No admins involved :)

More info about well designed URLs

StrToken/@Word in JavaScript

function strToken( string, separator, position ){
    //If the string doesn't contain the separator, return 
    //empty string
    if( string.indexOf( separator ) == -1 ){ return ''; }

    var arr = string.split( separator );

    //If the position is larger than the number of elements,
    //return empty string
    if( position > arr.length ){ return ''; }

    //Return found item
    return arr[ position - 1 ];
}

Tested in IE6/FF2

@Unique in Javascript

Update, 16.06.09: As Ronaldo points out, this doesn't work in IE6, as it doesn't have the Array.indexOf-method (I probably tested the function in a Prototype JS-enviroment). To make the function work for browsers that doesn't have the aforementioned method:

if(!Array.indexOf){
    Array.prototype.indexOf = function(obj){
        for( var i = 0, len = this.length; i < len; i++){
            if(this[i]==obj){
                return i;
            }
        }
        return -1;
    }
}

function arrayUnique( array ){
    var uniqueArray = [];
     
    var item;
    for( var i = 0, len=array.length ; i < len ; i++ ){
        item = array[i];
        if( uniqueArray.indexOf( item ) == -1 ){
            uniqueArray.push( item );
        }
    }

    return uniqueArray;
}

Tested in IE6/FF2

Setting charset in pages/forms with content-type: text/javascript

The Character set-setting for a page/form doesn't seem to do anything more than to set the character encoding for the text if content-type is text/javascript.

With character set set to Unicode (UTF-8), and content-type to text/javascript, Norwegian letters look like this:


If I set content-type to: text/javascript; charset=utf-8



Much better.. :)

How I got started with Lotus Notes

Quite a coincidence actually. After I graduated as a Bachelor of Information Technology in 2004, it was quite hard to get a programming-job in my part of Norway.

I applied for every interesting/uninteresting job I found (including project manager/etc :D), and got some interviews, but never got called back.

While still applying for programmer positions, I had a small job, setting up ADSL in private homes. The hourly pay was ok, but I only got one or two jobs per month.

Got tired of that, and started working at NorDan in Egersund, January 2005, putting together balcony doors/etc. While the job itself sucked, it was an overall fun time I had there, because of great colleagues (I'm more blue-collar than white-collar).

I had an interview with Compendia, my current employer. During the interview I got asked about Lotus Notes, which I'd never heard about. A month later, I got a call from my current boss.. I think my first words was something along the lines of "Ehhrmm... Who?". Having had several interviews that seemed to go ok before/not getting called back, I'd almost forgotten that I'd applied for a job. July 2005, I first put my hands on Lotus Notes (6.5).

If I hadn't gotten the job, I'd probably have gone back to school again..