ABIS Training & Consulting

Introducing domain 'IBM development tools'

Definitions

Eclipse

Eclipse is a free software/open source platform-independent software framework for delivering rich-client applications. The Eclipse Web Tools Platform project (WTP) extends the Eclipse platform with tools for developing Java EE Web applications. So far this framework has typically been used to develop IDEs. Eclipse was originally developed by Object Technology International (later purchased by IBM), but is now supported by the Eclipse Foundation, an independent not-for-profit consortium of software industry vendors. Many notable software tool vendors have embraced Eclipse as a future framework for their IDEs, among them Borland/Embarcadero and IBM Rational.

VisualAge Generator

VisualAge was the name of a family of computer integrated development environments from IBM, which included support for a few popular (and not so popular) computer programming languages, like C, C++, Smalltalk, Java, ... VisualAge products are no longer available. Various members of the family have been replaced by products in the Rational Developer family of products.

Rational Developer for System z (RDz)

IBM Rational Developer for System z, an integrated development environment geared towards traditional mainframe development, web development, and integrated mixed workload or composite development in a z/OS environment

Rational Application Developer (RAD)

IBM Rational Application Developer (RAD) is an integrated development environment (IDE) for visually designing, constructing, testing and deploying web services, portals and Java Enterprise Edition (Java EE) applications.

Rational Business Developer (RBD)

IBM Rational Business Developer (RBD) is a rapid development workbench for delivering cross-platform web and service-oriented applications based on the Enterprise Generation Language (EGL).

(Source: Webster's Dictionary of Computing)

Core competencies

The importance of IDEs is still increasing - often related to a 'generation' of applications.

The actual IBM development tools are based on the following elements:

the basis is on open-source Eclipse;
they generate coding for the whole application stack - front end, middle tier and back-end; they build on and integrate existing tools and development environments.

The development of the course hand-outs is based on this basis - we offer the know-how that admits you to work efficiently with these new tools; and we also offer you the know-how necessary for the migration towards new tools! See In focus - IBM development tools.

Certification

By means of the ABIS course hand-outs and based on practical experience, our participants and course leaders have already taking the following certificates (details - see Certification matrix 'Rational Developer'):

IBM Certified Associate Developer - Rational Application Developer for WebSphere Software
IBM Certified Application Developer - Rational Application Developer
IBM Certified Advanced Application Developer - Rational Application Developer
IBM Certified Application Developer - Rational Business Developer
IBM Certified Application Developer - Rational Developer for System z

Course leaders

Guido Indesteege, Responsible for IBM development tools domain.

Training methods

Training	Classroom instruction	Cases Exercises	Individual training	Coaching
Training	Please find an overview of the standard trainings in this brochure. On-site trainings are available.	Available as individual trainings.	Available.	Available.
Consulting Projects	Set-up and configuration of a WebSphere development chain, with Rational Developer tools, using version management systems.