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J2EEFAQ_WhatDoINeed

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What Do I Need

J2EE is probably the most complex of the Java platforms and requires more tools. Hopefully, I have broken down the tools into more understandable sections.

IDEs

While one can certainly use a plain editor and a lot of command line commands; many J2EE developers find its easier to use the modern IDEs to develoop J2EE code. The main free IDEs are:

• NetBeans
• Eclipse

ANT and ANT Libraries

While ANT as the java make tool is usually included with the modern IDEs, some ANT libraries enjoy broad useage in J2EE development.

• Apache ANT Project Site
• Listing of ANT Libraries

J2EE Specific ANT Libraries

• IDL Depend-Corba Integration
• JMX4ANT-JMX Integration
• Just4Log
• xDoclet-Code generation

Additional J2EE Libraries

There are also additional libraries beyond just additional ANT tasks that J2EE developers use in testing, code generation such as database code, and etc.

Logging-Testing

• Log4J at Apache for JDK1.4.x

Unit Testing

• JUnit Testing Library
• JUnit J2EE Extension List
• JUnit Extension List

Server Side Unit Testing

• Cactus Testing Framework

JSP Libraries

• Struts-MVC JSP Framework
• TagLibs-JSp tag Library

Database Mapping

• Castor Framework

Code Generation and Documentation Generation

• List of Doclet Extensions-Lists both code generation and documentation extensions for doclet.
• AndroMDA-A Framework that generates A Tier level of a J2EE Application from the UML diagram.
• ANTLR-ANother Tool for Language Recognition generates code by takign grammatical descriptions as input.

J2EE Application Servers

Usually when developing J2EE applications and code you will need access to a J2EE Application server to test code. Most developers use some type of basic J2EE Application Server installe don theri own workstation. Listed below are some of the open source J2EE application servers.

• JBoss
• Jonas
• Orion

J2EE Frameworks

Often in J2EE development a set of particular set of solutions see their useage in repeatable situations and projects. Thus, usually coders join together in a project to develop a framework for those situations so that the framework library can be used to reduce code and development time for those set of solutions. Listed below is the compelte list of OpenSource J2EE Frameworks.

• J2EE OpenSource Frameworks List

UML and MDA Tools

UML and MDA in simple terms are just different terms for the useage and process of using CASE diagrams within the code architecture development and code generation within the development process.

• Argo UML Tool
• Poseidon -Community Version is Free

Reference Implementations

Reference Implementations(RI) of both J2EE application server container and Servlet/JSP containers.

• Tomcat-Offical Servlet/JSP RI
• J2EE Application Server RI

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