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(More customer reviews)I love it! I haven't found other Java development environments with the features, integration, and robustness of VA.
The visual composition editor is an engineering piece of work, and "wiring" (connecting visually Java beans properties, events, and methods) is not only fun, but what I understand component based development should be.
Project-oriented organization and the repository simplifies Java classes management, versioning, team sharing, etc. Smart guides (wizards) are simply addictive, going from servlet and JSP development, to Object-to-Relational model building (either direction), EJB support, connectors for MQSeries, SAP R/3, Lotus Domino, CICS, etc. I've found myself writing less and less Java code...
Integrated with other IBM and non-IBM tools, like WebSphere Studio or Rational Rose, and including a WebSphere test environment for servlets, JSP, and EJB testing, it's the one-stop environment I was looking for.
The online help is a *must* until get acquainted with this kind of environments, and VA it's not an exception. Too much power under the hood to handle it just by trial-and-error... Anyway, the learning curve is better than reasonable, considering the richness of the tool.
Not surprising, I'm recommending VA Java to anyone serious about Java enterprise development.
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Visualage for Java Pro Edition 3.5 Program PackVisualAge for Java is designed to facilitate the building of Web-enabled enterprise applications. VisualAge is ideal for building and testing Java applets, servlets, and Enterprise JavaBean components. And it supports the development and management of Java programs that can scale from Windows NT to OS/390 application servers.
You can reuse your existing applications and extend them to e-business with VisualAge for Java. Rather than coding to low-level interfaces, VisualAge for Java generates JavaBeans and Enterprise JavaBeans components for existing CICS TS, TXSeries, MQSeries, Host On-Demand, and SAP R/3 transactions and connections. Investments in tools and skills are maintained through integration with VisualAge for Java (Rational Rose, IBM WebSphere Studio, Rational ClearCase, IBM TeamConnection, Merant PVCS, and Continuous Software). Multiple developers can work on multiple projects, with automatic versioning control that facilitates the rapid creation and deployment of applications to the WebSphere platform.
Leverage the complete range of WebSphere servers and supporting platforms: VisualAge for Java covers a wide spectrum, from your first JDBC data bean to EJB persistence of CMP beans into relational databases. With a persistence framework and unit-test environment for WebSphere, VisualAge for Java provides a fast way to develop, test, and deploy end-to-end e-business applications.
Features specific to the Professional Edition include:
Servlet SmartGuide generates servlets, JSP files, and prototype HTML.
WebSphere Test Environment allows developers to test their server-side Java code inside the IDE without having to publish an external Web application server.
An improved External Version Control bridge allows code to be shared with SCCI-based source control management (SCM) systems.
Solution maps allow developers to load and unload subsets of projects, packages, and classes from the IDE (config maps).
Full-screen edit/browse.
Support of Java 2 SDK, Standard Edition, V1.2.2 (also known as JDK 1.2.2), and Swing 1.1, Servlet 2.11, and JSP 1.0.
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