Re: Developing a webapplication with JSF/J2EE: where do I start?

Hi Ewout

I've not done much with this but have looked around

There are several tutorials, etc., in RDi itself - look on the Help menu
You could look at the site for WDSC - http://www.ibm.com/software/ad/wdt400 - it's not for RDi specifically, but others can say whether anything there is helpful.
The RDi site is http://www.ibm.com/software/awdtools/developer/rdi and is a vast ocean - again, others can help you navigate better than I can.

My sense on books on JSF can be used pretty easily - just need the right kind of connection to the database, whatever it is. I remember doing a lab session at COMMON on the JSF stuff - very easy in WDSC - nice - to this rookie - nice sets of component trays.

HTH
Vern

Ewout N Boter wrote:

We are investigating some possibilities to jump on the web-application bandwagon. Our resources are limited, and we have decided to explore two alternatives: Groovy on Grails on one hand, and a combination of JSF, J2EE and IceFaces on the other hand. (If anyone can convince us that one of these alternatives is by far better than the other, we might consider to drop one alternative immediately!). I will start exploring the latter alternative, and a colleague will follow the Groovy-trail.
Now, an obvious question is: where do I start? In my opinion, it's very important to make sure that we can connect to the DB2/400 database on our iSeries. Most of the tutorials and books on JSF seem to focus on other types of databases, but we are exclusively dealing with the iSeries. So, I think my first goal should be to make sure that I can access the tables in our database in an easy, secure, and well-performing way.

For your information: we are already using RAD (f.k.a. WDSCi). However, it would not be a problem if we would have to use a separate install of Eclipse.
I hope someone can give me some good suggestions for examining iSeries-oriented tutorials, books, etcetera. Other suggestions (for example for choosing the right set of tools and technologies) will also be greatly appreciated!

Ewout