WAS v8.5 > Develop applicationsNew features overview for developing applications
View the topics in the following list to learn more about developing applications for deployment on this product.
- What is new for developers
This topic provides an overview of new and changed features of the programming model and application serving environment as it pertains to development and test efforts.
- Learn about WebSphere applications: New features overview
This topic provides an overview of the programming model.
- Access the samples
The samples are a good way to become familiar with the programming model.
Subtopics
- What is new for developers
This version contains many new and changed features for application developers.- What is new for deployers
This version contains a new feature for application deployers.- New features
Use the WebSphere applications section as a starting point to study the programing model, encompassing the many parts used in and by various application types supported by the application server.- WebSphere programming extensions
Use this section as a starting point to investigate the WebSphere programming model extensions for enhancing the application development and deployment.- Access the samples
WAS v8.5 offers samples that demonstrate common enterprise application tasks. Many samples also provide instructions for deployment and coding examples.- Mail, URLs, and other J2EE resources
This topic describes the supported resources that are defined by Java EE.- Data access resources
These topics provide information about accessing data resources.- Messaging resources
WAS supports asynchronous messaging based on the JMS and JCA specifications, which provide a common way for Java programs (clients and Java EE applications) to create, send, receive, and read asynchronous requests, as messages. Applications can use point-to-point and publish/subscribe messaging. These styles of messaging can be used in the following ways: one-way; request and response; one-way and forward.