Possible to learn XPages with just Designer 8.5.1 (no server)?

I don’t have the server. Is this possible? I’ve been trying, with little success so far. Suggestions please.

Subject: Sure

It’s fine to use the preview mode in Designer to develop and test your xPages - that’s how I do a lot of my learning. Stick with xPages, by the way. They’re worth the effort!

Subject: What resources?

Simon,

What are you using as your learning material? I have a book that was written with the server in mind and it’s not working out. Server side validation doesn’t work, and I have not been able to get a stacktrace on my error page, and so on.

Subject: TLCC has courses, including a free course

Subject: Hello World

I started with Hello World (don’t we all?) and then use Designer Help and the many resources such as Declan’s xPage tutorials (excellent!) and IBM’s http://www-10.lotus.com/ldd/ddwiki.nsf/dx/Tutorial-intro-to-XPages.htm.Most of the time I think of something I know how to do in Notes then translate it into the xpage equivalent. I tend not to follow too structured a path.