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IBM WebSphere Application Server Developer Tools for Eclipse, v8.5.5 overview

IBM WebSphere Application Server Developer Tools for Eclipse is a lightweight set of tools for developing, assembling, and deploying Java EE, OSGi, Web 2.0, and mobile applications to WebSphere Application Server.

When combined with WebSphere Application Server v8.5 Liberty Profile, the WebSphere Application Server Developer Tools for Eclipse v8.5.5 provides a fast and lightweight environment for the rapid development and testing of Java EE web profile, Web 2.0, mobile, and OSGi applications.

What's new in v8.5.5.2

Tools are available in this release to support:

For information about features that were deprecated, removed, stabilized, and superseded in this release, see What has changed in this release .


What's new in v8.5.5

Tools are available in this release to support:


Supported programming models

Programming model WAS V8.5 Liberty Profile WAS V8.5 WAS V8.0 WAS V7.0
Develop Java EE applications Yes*

*The tools for developing EJB applications support EJB 3.0 and 3.1.

Yes Yes Yes
Develop CDI applications Yes* Yes Yes No
Develop JAX-RS applications Yes Yes Yes Yes
Develop JAX-WS applications Yes* Yes Yes Yes
Develop Web 2.0 and mobile web applications Yes Yes Yes Yes
Develop OSGi applications Yes

The tools for developing OSGi applications support the following technologies:

  • Web 2.5
  • Web 3.0
  • JPA
  • Jax-RS
  • JSF

Yes

The tools for developing OSGi applications support the following technologies:

  • Web 2.5
  • Web 3.0
  • JPA
  • JAX-RS
  • JSF
  • EJB

Yes

The tools for developing OSGi applications support the following technologies:

  • Web 2.5
  • Web 3.0
  • JPA
  • JAX-RS
  • JSF

No
The star icon (*) indicates support is available starting in v8.5.5 release for WebSphere Application Server Liberty Profile.


Supported server tasks

The following features are supported on all WebSphere Application Servers, except the Liberty profile:

The workbench does not support WebSphere Application Server V7.0 feature packs and managed (federated) WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment environments.


Get started

To get started, see Install the Liberty profile developer tools.

Visit the WASdev.net site:


Get help

WebSphere Application Server Developer Tools for Eclipse provides you with access to the Rational Application Developer documentation.

Some documented features are available only with the full Rational Application Developer for WebSphere Software product. For details about how to integrate the workbench with the server, see Test and publishing on a server.


Additional features available with Rational Application Developer for WebSphere Software

For enterprise-level development, consider using Rational Application Developer as the integrated development environment. Rational Application Developer provides a complete environment for Java, Java EE, web, web services, SOA, OSGi, Web 2.0, mobile, and portal designers and developers, including the server development tools. It also provides integration and support for the following application servers and associated feature packs:

Rational Application Developer is designed to accelerate development and unit test to ensure delivery of higher quality applications. It offers tools for teams that are using the emerging trends of Web 2.0, SOA, OSGi, and Cloud computing that help accelerate adoption and software delivery.

For more information about this product, see Rational Application Developer for WebSphere Software or Rational Application Developer overview.