Learn about web applications
The workbench provides tools to develop web applications, such as static web pages, websites, and complex applications that use JavaServer Faces technologies to access data. Your web application contains all of the resources that are required to realize your business requirements. It also contains deployment descriptors to test and publish your web application to a server.
Overview
You can read the following topics before creating a web application for planning and technology overview information. These topics are useful if you are new to web application development or developing web applications in this development environment.
Getting Started
If you are already familiar with web development technology, the following topics guide you through the development process.
Samples and Tutorials
For a complete list of web application development samples and tutorials, see Web application tutorials, samples, and videos. To view the samples and tutorials in this product, click and expand the Samples and Tutorials sections.
Learn about different aspects of web application development from the following samples and tutorials:
Sample: JPA JSF Employee List application
- This sample demonstrates the use of Java Persistent API (JPA) to access employee data. The application that is used in this example maps persistent entities to columns in a database table. Information is displayed on a website where users can create, read, update, and delete data.
Tutorial: Create a Web 2.0 application with Dojo
- This tutorial provides you with the opportunity to explore the different tools provided by this product to support rapid development of Dojo web applications.
Web resources for learning
In addition to the information found in this information center, the following links provide additional learning material.
Rational® Application Developer wiki
IBM®
Redbooks®: Rational Application Developer V8 Programming Guide
IBM
Redbooks: Rational Application Developer V7.5 Programming Guide
IBM
Redbooks: Rational Application Developer V7 Programming Guide