Re: VisualAge for Java/WebSphere Application Developer/EclipseProject?

["David Morris" <David.Morris@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Robert,

VisualAge Java is a great Java development tool. It looks like IBM has

decided to stop supporting it. In its place you can use Eclipse. At
this time
you might be somewhat be disappointed. Eclipse is very open, which is
good. If IBM can garner enough momentum behind Eclipse it will be much

better than VisualAge Java. Eclipse is very similar to NetBeans. From
what
I have seen it is built on a better foundation, but a lot of the pieces
are still
missing.

They still have a long way to go in leveraging the current open
technologies
like CVS and Ant. Compared to what IBM did with VisualAge Java, the
work
should be trivial. Hopefully they also bring in the incremental
compiler and
debugger from VisualAge Java and the Code/400 editor. I rarely use the
GUI
designer and I doubt many AS/400 people do. I have heard that a GUI
designer will be provided by a third party.

David Morris


>>> rupshall@psasoft.com 11/14/01 09:48AM >>>
I need some help verifying something.

I want to know if I am understanding tthe following relationship
correctly.

1. My understanding that VisualAge will be intergrated into the
WebSphere
Application Developer and will eventually not exist as VisualAge on its
own.
Is this the correct understanding?  Is this where IBM is headed.

2. Is Eclipse the opensource version of the WSAD?

Have I been correctly informed or did I miss the point somewhere?
The
reason I am asking is because I am wondering if it is worth learning
Eclipse
to prepare for the future phaseing out of VisualAge for Java?

Thanks in advance,

Robert Upshall
Professional Software of Amarillo
(806) 358-8928
rupshall@psasoft.com