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Title: Java development tools get smart

Author: Coffee, Peter Article Type: Review
Source: eWeek, v22 n7 p50(2) Publication Date: Feb 14, 2005
  ISSN: 1530-6283
  Illustrations: Screen Layouts, Charts
URL of Publication: http://www.eweek.com

Sun Microsystems Java Studio Enterprise (Java 2 Standard Edition (J2SE)) 7 and IBM Rational Web Developer 6 are reviewed java development tools with smart, expanded feature sets. Both are rated excellent. Java 2 Standard Edition (J2SE) 7 is NetBeans-based and reaches the most seamless interaction ever reviewed among Unified Modeling Language (UML) diagrams and source code. Any alteration to code is instantly and clearly mirrored in other views. Sun has also enabled intuitive browsing and reorganization of diagrams. The same editing behaviors are provided in UML views. Java 2 Standard Edition (J2SE) 7 provides a level of freedom that would be experienced while laying out an application in a whiteboard, instead of having to think about shifting between text and diagram modes. Rational Web Developer 6 is an update and has a much more attractive metaphor than in the past. Attention has been given to the developer's need to focus on specific tasks, instead of being overtaken by general-case abilities. Rational Web Developer 6 is priced higher than Oracle low-cost JDeveloper 10g, and below Borland JBuilder 2005. Both products are very able at reverse-engineering existing code or for updating visual displays to show changes to code that could have been made by another tool.

Special Features: Screen Layouts, Charts

Companies:
IBM Corp Sun Microsystems Inc

Products:
Rational Web Developer Sun Java Studio Enterprise

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