Learn about web applications

The workbench provides tools to develop web applications, such as static web pages, websites, and complex applications that use JavaServer Faces technologies to access data. Your web application contains all of the resources that are required to realize your business requirements. It also contains deployment descriptors to test and publish your web application to a server.

  1. Overview
  2. Getting Started
  3. Web resources for learning

Overview

You can read the following topics before creating a web application for planning and technology overview information. These topics are useful if you are new to web application development or developing web applications in this development environment.

Conceptual information iconWeb projects
Conceptual information iconJavaServer Pages (JSP) technology

Getting Started

If you are already familiar with web development technology, the following topics guide you through the development process.

Task information iconCreating web projects
Task information iconCreating and importing web pages and resources
Task information iconTesting and publishing web applications

Web resources for learning

In addition to the information found in this information center, the following links provide additional learning material.

Wiki iconRational® Application Developer wiki

Redbooks iconIBM® Redbooks®: Rational Application Developer V8 Programming Guide

Redbooks iconIBM Redbooks: Rational Application Developer V7.5 Programming Guide

Redbooks iconIBM Redbooks: Rational Application Developer V7 Programming Guide