Introduction to Rational Application Developer
You can use IBM® Rational® Application Developer
for WebSphere® Software
to design, develop, analyze, test, profile, and deploy high-quality
web, service-oriented architecture (SOA), Java™, Java EE,
Web 2.0, mobile, OSGi, and portal applications.
Rational Application Developer is part of the Rational Software Delivery Platform family of products. Built on Eclipse, it is an extensible and customizable platform for constructing and integrating software development tools. Each product in the Rational desktop family uses the same integrated development environment (IDE). The differences among these products reflect the optional features that are available and installed in each configuration.
With Rational Application Developer open, click
to access an overview of features, descriptions of new tools, links to tutorials and samples, links to get started, and links to web resources.The following table lists and describes some of the
features that are available in Rational Application
Developer:
Feature | Description |
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Web developer tools |
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Enterprise developer tools |
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Rapid development and testing |
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Collaboration, quality, and build |
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Cloud computing |
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What's new in Version 9.7
- Node-RED support to create "Internet of Things" applications
- Integration of Node-RED runtime
- Integration of Node-RED editor
- Node-RED Explorer
- EGit Extension Tools
- Improved merge tool to resolve merge conflicts
- Cross repository tool to deliver changes to multiple repositories or branches
- Stash search tool
- Java EE 8 support with limitations
- Java™ EE 8 provides a number of new or enhanced features supported by this release. Rational Application Developer now supports the Java™ Platform, Enterprise Edition (Java EE) 8.
- The new and enhanced features of this platform include support for Bean Validation 2.0, CDI 2.0, Servlet 4.0, JAX-RS v2.1, and the Enterprise Application EAR v8.0.
- See Java EE 8 in Liberty, which works with Rational Application Developer, for details.
- There are limitations for this support as outlined in the following document: Java EE 8 and JPA Tools Limitations for RAD 9.7.
Supported servers
Rational Application Developer supports the following versions of WebSphere Application Server:- WebSphere Application Server Version 8.5
- WebSphere Application Server Version 9.0
- WebSphere Application Server Version 8.5.5 or later Liberty Profile
- WebSphere Application Server Version 8.5.5 or later Next Beta Liberty Profile
- WebSphere Application Server Version 8.5.5 or later Liberty Core
Getting help
Use the Rational Application Developer documentation to access detailed information for completing your tasks and for samples, tutorials, and web resources.Type of information | How to access |
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Browse the high-level overview topics and find quick links to useful tutorials, samples, and web resources. | Click | .
Read the detailed help for completing your tasks. You can search, browse, or use the master index. | Click | .
View a library of tutorials, which includes movies, tours, and text-based lessons. | Click | .
Access a collection of samples, including full-scale applications and simple code examples in various technologies. | Click | .