Have a look at IBM's Websphere Studio (WS). There is a free entry-level
version that works fine. Drag and drop a bean. Point and click to
establish properties to be displayed. Dynamic tables and drop-down menus
are a snap. You have a WYSIWYG HTML editor with symbols for the JSP. WS
generates the JSP Java and you concentrate on your beans.
There was a lot of discussion earlier about why JSP is broken. When the
developer uses a tool like WS, these arguments are false. I don't write
HTML in my servlets and I don't write Java for JSP (WS does it for me). My
relationship with my page designer is a good one; she works with my
WS-enhanced code with Dreamweaver without a problem. (Currently, this is
my main problem with using Struts.)
WS is db-aware, but I don't use this feature.
WS is cosy with DB2 and IBM's Websphere server but I deliver to Tomcat and
JRun without a problem.
IMHO, working with WS is not always easy. But overall, it is less pain
than the alternatives.
Other tools are emerging. IBM announced a partnership with Macromedia
(Dreamweaver), but I don't know the implications of that. Also, WS 3.5
will be released real soon now.
Rick
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