Rational Business Developer/EGL technical (virtual) workshops

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Explore the emerging cross-platform rapid development environment that enables you to build Java™ -based Web applications using Enterprise Generation Language (EGL). Discover how quickly you can learn EGL and build Java-based Web, SOA, and COBOL applications without knowing the Java language.

Audience

Software programmers with 2+ years of experience using a computing language or platform, such as: COBOL, RPG, Visual Basic, PowerBuilder, Java, C/C++, MS-Access.

Duration

2 hours of e-conference time, 3 - 5 additional hours of lab and workshop time

Note: All workshops are in English only (unless otherwise noted in the announcement).

These instructor-led, free workshops provide an opportunity for you to learn Enterprise Generation Language (EGL) through e-conference-led presentations, and extensive hands-on labs, and experience EGL using Rational® Business Developer. Each day, the instructor will present two separate Web seminars to demonstrate techniques that include the Eclipse workbench, Rational Business Developer tooling, EGL, data access, JavaServer Pages (JSP) technology, and Service-Oriented Architecture topics.

After the Web seminars, you will be given exercises that include the topics of that day to complete. Class times and contact information are listed when you select a location and register for a session.

The workshops and hands-on lab exercises associated with the daily Web seminars will take between 3 to 5 hours a day to complete. An instructor will be available for questions. After completing the workshops, you will be ready to use the Rational Business Developer tooling and develop in EGL at or near production-requirements level on initial projects, and pilots in your shop.

The registration link enrolls you for both workshops:

• EGL/Rational Business Developer technical workshop
• EGL/JavaServer Faces and rich user interface technical workshop

EGL/Rational Business Developer technical workshop

This is the first of two workshops dedicated to making you productive using the EGL language and Rational Business Developer rapid development tools. This workshop will take 5 business days. When you finish, you will be able to use the Business Developer tools, create services, and code EGL and SQL at a near-production ready level.

Prerequisites

• At least two years of experience using a software programming language, for example, RPG, COBOL, PL/1, Visual Basic, or PowerBuilder.
• A working knowledge of SQL, computer skills, and a basic understanding of Web technologies is assumed.

Agenda

• The Eclipse IDE
• Rational Business Developer Extension Workbench development
• Introduction and deep-dive into the EGL language
• Creating, consuming, and using 3rd party WSDLs
• EGL database and sequential file access
• EGL calling Java programs, and System i and System z resources (for example, calling RPG and COBOL programs remotely)

EGL/JavaServer Faces and rich user interface technical workshop

This is the second of two workshops dedicated to making you productive using the EGL language and Rational Business Developer Extension rapid development tools. This workshop will take 5 business days. When you finish, you will be able to use the Business Developer tools, EGL, JSF and rich user interface to design and create no-compromise Web sites and Web pages.

Prerequisites

• The EGL/Rational Business Developer technical workshop
• At least two years of experience using a software programming language, for example, RPG, COBOL, PL/1, Visual Basic, or PowerBuilder.
• A working-knowledge of SQL, computer skills, and a basic understanding of Web technologies is assumed.

Agenda

• Rational Business Developer Web site development tools
• Template pages:
  • IBM-supplied
  • Custom
• The EGL/JSF programming model
• JSF lifecycle
• JSF components - deep dive
• Using JavaScript with JSF
• JSF and AJAX controls
• Essential JSF page patterns
• Web 2.0 programming model
• EGL/Rich user interface introduction
• Using JavaScript with rich user interface
• Rich user interface applications

Resources

• Find Enterprise Generation Language resources on developerWorks.
  
  
• Learn more about EGL.
  
  
• Learn how to build a simple dynamic Web site with this tutorial, "Create a Java Web application without knowing the Java language using Rational Business Developer Extension".
  
  

• Download IBM product evaluation versions and get your hands on application development tools and middleware products from DB2®, Lotus®, Rational®, Tivoli®, and WebSphere®.

• Participate in the discussion forum.
  
  
• Check out developerWorks blogs and get involved in the developerWorks community.
  
  

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