The WebLogic Workshop Development
Environment
WebLogic Workshop is an integrated development environment for building
enterprise−class J2EE applications on the WebLogic Platform. WebLogic Workshop
provides an intuitive programming model that enables you to focus on building
the business logic of your application rather than on complex implementation
details. Whether you are an application developer with a business problem to
solve or a J2EE expert building business infrastructure, WebLogic Workshop makes
it easy to design, test, and deploy enterprise−class applications.
WebLogic Workshop consists of two parts: an Integrated Development Environment
(IDE) and a standards−based runtime environment. The purpose of the IDE is to
remove the complexity in building applications for the entire WebLogic platform.
Applications you build in the IDE are constructed from high−level components
rather than low−level API calls. Best practices and productivity are built into
both the IDE and runtime.
WebLogic Workshop is available in two editions:
• WebLogic Workshop Application Developer Edition includes the basic features
required by application developers to build web services, web applications,
custom controls and Enterprise JavaBeans (EJBs). All editions of WebLogic
Workshop also include ubiquitous support for XMLBeans, BEA's technology for
seamless, natural manipulation of XML in Java.
• WebLogic Workshop Platform Edition includes additional extensions to the IDE
and runtime framework that let you build portal applications and business
processes in conjunction with the WebLogic Portal and WebLogic Integration
products, respectively.
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Workshop's intuitive user interface lets you design your application visually.
Controls make it simple to encapsulate business logic and connect to enterprise
resources, like databases and Enterprise JavaBeans, without writing a lot of
code. Conversations handle the job of keeping track of application state. And
WebLogic Workshop's support for asynchronous processes makes it easy to build
highly reliable applications for the enterprise.
The following topics provide information on working with the WebLogic Workshop
integrated development environment.
Developing Applications with WebLogic Workshop Covers basic concepts you need to
understand to build applications in WebLogic Workshop.
Getting Started with WebLogic Workshop
Directs you to hands−on tutorials and samples to help you get started with
WebLogic Workshop.