C H A P T E R 1 - Before You Start the Tutorial

C H A P T E R 1

Before You Start the Tutorial

Welcome to the Web Application Framework, the J2EE web application framework, and Sun Java Studio Enterprise 7 toolset (IDE) for enterprise web application development.

This chapter discusses the Primary Features of the Web Application Framework.

Primary Features of the Web Application Framework

The primary features of the Web Application Framework are as follows:

Turnkey J2EE application development

High performance, proven J2EE framework runtime

Full component-based development

Graphical application builder toolset as follows:

Logical application tree explorer view

Automated synchronization of changes between application components and JSPs

High-level wizards

Support for Web Services Model

The Web Application Framework is used by the following:

Large enterprises doing medium-, large-, or massive-scale enterprise web applications

Financial, Manufacturing, Government, Education, Health Care, and Telecommunications sectors

The Web Application Framework is a valuable tool that does the following:

Guides naive and junior Java/J2EE Developers

Provides exceptional ease of use and an easy learning curve with the graphical development tools

Leverages complex J2EE APIs for those without detailed knowledge

Provides the ability for inexperienced developers to learn J2EE as they build high-performance enterprise applications

Complements advanced Java/J2EE developers and architects

Provides the ability for advanced developers to gain higher productivity by avoiding tedious low-level J2EE development

Offers architects well-defined points from which to extend the application architecture

Accelerates Web application development and skill/component reuse by providing easy entry into the J2EE API world

This tutorial shows you how to use the Web Application Framework features to do the following:

Create a Web Application Framework application

Create a page (ViewBean and TiledViews) and an associated JSP

Create and use a Model (JDBC SQL and WebService-based models)

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