RE: Support of Visual Age...

> -----Original Message-----
> From: java400-l-admin@midrange.com
> [mailto:java400-l-admin@midrange.com] On Behalf Of Patrick L Archibald
> Sent: Monday, January 14, 2002 12:34 PM
> To: java400-l@midrange.com
> Subject: RE: Support of Visual Age...
>
>
> Gary
>
> Does the WSAD include the Websphere Test Environment
> equivalent? I use WTE to test servlets on my PC before
> deploying to the AS400.

Yes.  There is both a Websphere Test Environment-like facility.  Rather
than some specialized WAS versions, it is actually a locally running
copy of WebSphere Application Server Advanced Single Server Edition for
Multiplatforms.  You click on the your project, then right-click and
select "Run on Server" and it is automatically deployed into the test
environment and executed.  WSAD even has a Web Browser built in to test
servlets and JSP pages.  You can also automatically deploy and run on a
real (ie remote) WebSphere server with the same one-click interface.  In
addition, there is a Tomcat test environment also included that
functions in much the same way.  Finally, there is one-click deployment
to a real Tomcat server as well.

To register, try here:
http://www7b.boulder.ibm.com/dl/swws/swwsgddb-r?S_PKG=dl_wssad_gv&S_ACTI
ON=new&S_CMP=&S_TACT=&addsw=

(This may wrap in your email client)

This is just registering for WebSphere Developer Domain so you can use
an existing registration for that if you already have one.

Gary

>
> I've clicked on the link to download WSAD and it
> does require registration.  Do you know that
> URL off the top of your head? I could be
> searching the IBM site forever looking
> for it.
>
> Thanx, PLA
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: java400-l-admin@midrange.com
> [mailto:java400-l-admin@midrange.com]On Behalf Of Gary L Peskin
> Sent: Monday, January 14, 2002 11:27 AM
> To: java400-l@midrange.com
> Subject: RE: Support of Visual Age...
>
>
> > From: Joe Pluta
> >
> > It's really quite sad.  Visual Age for Java is the best OO editor I
> > have ever used, and losing it for the sake of some
> "corporate vision"
> > is very, very troubling.  I can understand the desire to
> have a single
> > tool with a common interface from a fiscal standpoint, but
> at the same
> > time, are they willing to flush all the money they've
> invested in VAJ?
> > It's sad to think that, yes, that's exactly what IBM is
> willing to do.
>
> Joe --
>
> I think you owe it to yourself to try Eclipse and to download
> the WSAD trial version based on it.  As you said, Eclipse is
> an open-source project and the IDE is available for free from
> http://www.eclipse.org. This is largely the effort of Object
> Technology International which is an IBM company and uses
> lots of the VAJ technology.  I think you'll find the
> transition from VAJ -very- easy and that the features that
> you like (and more) are already there.  It combines the best
> features of VAJ and file-based IDEs.
>
> WSAD is a set of plug-ins based on Eclipse that allow the
> easy development of JSPs, servlets, and EJBs.  The free trial
> is downloadable from
> http://www7b.boulder.ibm.com/dl/swws/priv/swwsgddb-h?S_PKG=dl_
wssad_gv.
You may need to register to use this site but it's free.

The thing I also like about Eclipse is that it has an active bugzilla
database where enhancements and bug reports are readily accepted and
addressed quickly.  I've already had a few enhancements accepted and the
next release will pretty good, I think.

>
> In any event, I'm taking a wait and see attitude on the new toolset.
> Until I'm either comfortable that it has the same functionality as
> VAJ, or else I've lowered my standards of what an IDE should provide,
> I'm sticking with my good old VAJ.

As a long time VAJEE user, I've really come to like the performance and
features of WSAD.  Check it out!

Gary

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