Workshop 10.1 Ships!
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July 12, 2007 1:54 PM
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Workshop 10.1 Ships
We're happy to be able to announce that the release many of you have been asking
for is now available. Carrying the 10.1 version number, this release is the true
convergence of the Workshop for WebLogic and Workshop Studio product lines. No longer
are there two separate IDEs, two separate product lines. They are now one and the
same, though there are still a few different packages from which to choose.
Highlights
Think of this release as merging the features of each product with the features
of the other. Traditional Workshop for WebLogic users gain all of the advanced tools
provided by Workshop Studio such as WYSIWYG JSP/JSF tools, ORM tools including JPA
and Hibernate, relational database tools, and of course all the advanced navigation,
visualization, and validation that comes with AppXray.
Oh yeah, and the Page Flow tools have been integrated with AppXray, so you'll find
all the source level features you'd expect including completion, validation, and
navigation that is fully Page Flow aware.
Traditional Workshop Studio customers gain all of the enterprise level tools provided
in Workshop for WebLogic including advanced Web Services, EJBGen, and Apache Beehive
tools.
Also new to Workshop for WebLogic customers is support for developing against multiple
versions of WebLogic Server. While the previous 10.0 IDE was tied to the 10.0 version
of the server, the 10.1 IDE allows you to choose whether you want to develop and
deploy against WLS 9.2 or WLS 10.0. So for those that are on 9.2 and can't upgrade
their servers just yet, you still reap all the benefits of the new tools. And of
course it has wizards to make it easy for you to move up to 10.0 when you're ready.
The Packages
10.1 comes in three packages--Workshop for WebLogic, Workshop Studio, and Workshop
for JSP. The differences are:
| Package |
Description |
Cost |
| Workshop for WebLogic |
Includes all design-time features. Support for WebLogic Server only
(i.e. does not support Tomcat, Jetty, others) |
Free with WLS |
| Workshop Studio |
Includes all design-time features. Supports multiple server vendors
(e.g. Tomcat, JBoss, others) |
$$ |
| Workshop for JSP |
Includes all design-time features for the trial period, then turns
into the JSP editor plus WTP and Eclipse. Supports multiple server vendors (e.g.
Tomcat, JBoss, others) |
Free |
Where to Get It
Check out the main page for Workshop. Or download Workshop Studio or Workshop for WebLogic directly.
Things You Should Know
A few things to know regarding Workshop 10.1:
Platform Products:
This release is aimed at support for WLS, and therefore does not include WLP
or WLI. Each of these products will be picking up the features in this IDE in
one of their coming releases.
Multiple WLS Version Support:
A subset of the features are available on pre-9.2 versions of the server. Annotated
Web Services, EJBGen, and Beehive are not available on pre-9.2 servers. The 8.1
server support does not include Workshop 8.1 runtime support, and JPA will require
9.0 and up. Project Facets will constrain all of this for you so that you don't
get into a configuration that won't work. Just be sure to pick the right target
runtime on the first page of the project wizards.
Have a look and let us know what you think!
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