Programming with VisualAge for Java

The only complete tutorial for building Java Web-based, database-enabled applications with IBM's VisualAge-- CD-ROM features a trial version of VisualAge for Java for Windows.-- Expert advice on object-oriented development techniques, optimizing visual environments, and building real-world enterprise applications.-- Design well-structured O-O applications featuring multithreading, serialization and NLS support.If you want to leverage IBM's top-rated VisualAge for Java development environment to get results with Java fast, this is the book to start with. Better yet, it comes with trial versions of all the software you'll need to build sophisticated, Web-based, database-enabled applications -- even JavaBeans components This book provides practical guidance on using IBM's new VisualAge for Java 1.0 development environment. Through simple examples, readers learn the Java language and IBM's powerful IDE at the same time. The book introduces IBM's Envy environment and VisualAge workbench. Learn about Sun's JavaBeans specification and component architecture. Understand the new "building from parts" paradigm that underlies all of IBM's VisualAge development tools. Finally, use the Model/View/Controller approach to design well-structured object-oriented applications that feature multithreading, serialization and NLS support.

Marc Carrel-Billard is a Position Systems Engineer at the IBM Software Labs in San Jose, CA.

John Akerley is a Member of Technical Staff at the IBM Software Labs in San Jose, CA.