IBM WebSphere Studio Application Developer 5.1.2
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 Summary
IBM's foray into RAD tools comes in the form of IBM WebSphere Studio, which is based on technology from the Eclipse project. WebSphere Studio, shown in Figure 5, is best suited for an experienced development team, with a number of advanced features that are sure to confuse novice programmers and those developers new to Java development.

The trade-off is that WebSphere Studio can be considered a -power tool" for RAD development. When creating prototypes of Web applications you can quickly layout the entire site map for your application using the Web Site Navigation tools and then fill in the rest later. In addition, WebSphere Studio ships with tools that support JavaServer Faces components, so if you have some experience with Faces you can speed consist development.

And for development spread across a large team, WebSphere Studio also uses Rational ClearCase LT for version control and the integrated UML tools cater for architects who may also be working on the project. IBM has done a good job of integrating the technology from Rational into its development tools, which is a bonus for developers looking for a single-vendor (or even single-product) solution.



Figure 5: IBM WebSphere Studio Application Developer
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Mathias Burbach - 02/10/04

Hello David,

what about Enterprise Core Objects (ECO) in C#Builder. Wouldn't that be worth a paragraph? And with the new version of ECO II coming up in Diamondback (next version of Delphi & C#Builder in one IDE) you can even do reverse engineering your ECO model from an existing database.

Salut,
Mathias

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Doug K - 06/04/05

My heartfelt thanks for this objective and informative article! What are your feelings about Sun's Java Studio Enterprise V.7?

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