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IBM® Rational® Application Developer for WebSphere® Software helps developers quickly design, develop, test, analyze, and deploy high-quality Java™, Java Platform, Enterprise Edition (Java EE), Web 2.0, service-oriented architecture (SOA), and portal applications. Rational Application Developer includes features to quickly build skills on emerging Java EE and web technologies, automate code verification, build and test, and it enables agile software development for today's fast-paced software delivery needs.
Don't want to download and install Rational Application Developer on your local machine? Try it online instead, using either of the following options:
- Try it in a sandbox with WebSphere Application Server.
- Try Rational Application Developer by itself for 3 hours in an online trial environment. Multiple trials are allowed. If you need additional time, you may sign in again.
Preparing for your online trial
The online trial experience allows you to try software products without having to install them on your own system. This is product-level code, with all features and options enabled.
| Step 1: Review the online trial prerequisites |
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| Step 2: Review these helpful evaluation resources |
Evaluation resources
Rational Application Developer includes many scenarios and tutorials that can help you get started with the product. When you start Rational Application Developer, you will see a Welcome screen, which includes icons that link you to a gallery of tutorials and a gallery of samples. The tutorial gallery includes demos that you can watch to see the product in action, as well as demos that allow you to "play and learn" as you explore features. You can return to these galleries at any time: from the tool bar within the product, select Help > Welcome to see your choices.
- Hello World: Rational Application Developer: provides a guided walkthrough of the product. Because you are not installing the product on your own workstation, you do not need to specify a workspace location (the first step in the tutorial). You can change to the J2EE perspective used in the tutorial by closing the welcome panel and then selecting Window > Open Perspective > J2EE. We recommend that you read through the tutorial before beginning your trial, and then keep the tutorial open while you are evaluating Rational Application Developer online.
Want more? Click the Support tab for additional resources designed to help you evaluate this product.
