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RAD - Dev automation

http://javatoolbox.com/categories/rad-dev-automation

Includes Application development automation

Exadel Studio

Categories:

RAD - Dev automation
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 Author: Exadel
Latest version: 3.5
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Description: Rapid application development tool for creating web applications using JSF and/or Struts.

Features include:

Project development support for JSF, Struts, Spring and Hibernate
Code assist and code folding for XML and JSP files
Full instant synchronization among editing modes
Flexible and customizable project template management
Design-time JSP preview
Based on Eclipse 3.1.x, Web Tools Project (WTP) 1.0

The Pro edition adds features such as dynamic code assist for JSF artifacts, a diagram view for JSF navigation, a visual Tiles editor, Hibernate 3.0 support, and WYSIWYG JSP features.

 Added:         2005-09-13
 Updated:       2006-02-03
Attributes:     Built for Java. Free, or a free version is available

JBuilder

Categories:

IDEs - IDE plug-ins

RAD - Dev automation

 Author: Borland
Latest version: 2007 R2

Description: Visual development environment for building applications, applets, JSP/servlets, JavaBeans, Enterprise JavaBeans and distributed J2EE platform applications.

Features include:

Supports multiple application servers including BEA WebLogic, IBM WebSphere, Sybase EAServer, JBoss, and the integrated Borland Enterprise Server.
Supports development of Web, Web Services, XML, mobile, and database applications with two-way visual designers
Support for J2SE 5.0 (JDK 1.5)
Bridge J2EE 1.4 and JDK 5.0 with integrated migration capabilities
Jointly edit and debug applications in real-time with the support for Virtual Peer Programming
Built-in unit testing and performance monitoring
JavaServer Faces editor and visual flow designer; Supports Struts
Distributed refactoring
Code audits
Offers Web Services designers, UML code visualization, distributed refactoring, code audits, enterprise unit testing, and support for multiple version-control systems

Integrates Borland Optimizeit Suite performance tools and J2EE profiling

Added:         2004-12-22
Updated:       2007-06-16
Attributes:    Built for Java

JDesignerPro

Categories:

RAD - Dev automation

 Author: BulletProof
Latest version: 5.0

Description: Application development and deployment system specifically designed to help you build database driven applications that run on any browser or wireless handheld device with no programming experience necessary.

Added:         2005-06-01
Attributes:    Built for Java[BuiltForJava]

JAG

Categories:

RAD - Dev automation
Web frameworks

Latest version: 6.0

Description: JAG (Java Application Generator) is an application that creates complete, working J2EE applications from a database or UML model.

Features include:

Extendable framework of "application templates"
The generated applications build with Apache Ant
For the presentation tier, either Tapestry or Struts can be selected
Webservices using Axis or XFire SOAP framework (based on STAX)
Acegi for declarative authentication and authorization
Rome RSS feed support
Many to many relations support
Jasper PDF Reports

Generation of a Intellij 5 project file for a web application

 Added:         2006-04-25
Attributes:     Built for Java. Free, or a free version is available

CodeCharge Studio

Categories:

RAD - Dev automation

Reporting

 Author: YesSoftware
Latest version: 3.0.2.2

Description: Visual rapid web application development and web reporting tool. CodeCharge Studio generates dynamic web sites in ASP, JSP, PHP, Perl, ColdFusion, ASP.NET, from a single meta description you edit and customize using an IDE.

Features include:

Application Builder: web development automation tool for creating database-enabled web applications with web pages for data management and administration
Web reporting, Report form and Web report builder
Web calendar builder and Calendar form
Form and Component builders
CSS styles and Style builder
Visual query builder
Security Management and Role-based Access Control
Internationalization and localization
Editable grid
Source control integration
Add-in for FrontPage
Can generate code in C# and VB.NET (ASP.NET), VBScript (ASP), ColdFusion, Java (Servlets or JSP), PHP, and Perl
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Added: 2006-01-09
Attributes: Built for Java
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CA Plex

Categories:

Code generation
Modeling - Architecture - MDA - UML

RAD - Dev automation

 Author: Computer Associates
Latest version: 6.0

Description: Architected RAD tool that combines the techniques of model-based development, patterns and code generation to accelerate the delivery and maintenance of .NET and Java applications.

Features include:

Multi-platform code generation: generates complete applications including user interfaces, business logic and database objects.
Patterns: utilize and extend patterns from supplied pattern libraries or write your own.
Visual development environment with multi-developer repository based on semantic network technology.
C# server generator built on .NET 2.0
Enables design and generation of Swing Desktop Clients and Applets.
EJB design and generation across multiple app servers (JBOSS, Websphere, Weblogic, etc.).
OLE DB support for Oracle, DB2, MS SQL Server and other databases.
JDBC support for Oracle, DB2, MS SQL Server, Ingres and other databases.
Provides interoperability with Java and IBM System i applications.
Automatically provides DataSet interfaces for integrating Plex .NET apps with other tools.
HTML thin client generation and XML and web services support.
Platform independent model can also be generated for other platforms (including C++/MFC)

Previous name: AllFusion Plex

Added:         2005-03-09
Updated:       2007-05-21
Attributes:    Built for Java

Systinet Developer

Categories:

RAD - Dev automation

Remote Invocation - RPC

 Author: Systinet Corporation
Latest version: 6.0

Description: Extends the Eclipse IDE to support web services creation, debugging and deployment.

Systinet Developer can turn a Java application into a Web service using point-and-click and code generation. It automates the generation of WSDL descriptions and SOAP interfaces, includes integrated deployment, debugging and monitoring tools, and provides support for UDDI query and publication.

Features include:

Support for the latest Web services standards, including SOAP 1.1, SOAP 1.2, WSDL 1.1 and WS-S
Extends Eclipse and offers support for Eclipse 3.0
Automatic Java > WSDL / WSDL > Java
Web Services packaging and deployment
Client and server-side debugging
UDDI wizards for query and publication, with full UDDI V3 Support
Fully supports Systinet Server for Java
Supports the Web Services Reliable Messaging (WS-RM) specification
Policy-compliance testing for the Web Services Interoperability (WS-I) Basic Profile
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Added:         2005-06-22
Attributes:    Built for Java Plug-in
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Source Cutter

Categories:

Code generation
Code generation
Persistence - Data-tier
Persistence - Data-tier
RAD - Dev automation

RAD - Dev automation

 Author: Razor Source
Latest version: 3.0

Description: Source code generator for VB.NET, C#, and Java.

Source Cutter generates object to relational mappings via a data access layer, and also produces presentation layer logic by creating web pages and Windows forms for the data access layer. Source Cutter can build Web or Windows-based solutions using metadata obtained from any major database (SQL Server, Oracle, DB2, MySQL, Access, etc.).

Source Cutter also provides template based extensibility. By modifying the existing templates or creating your own templates you can alter the source code generated. The markup language used by the templates is similar to ASP or JSP-based scripting.

The JSP Generators come with freely redistributable JSP custom tags.

Added:         2005-06-29
Updated: 2007-12-19
Attributes:    Built for Java

Java Studio Creator

Categories:

IDEs - IDE plug-ins
JSF - JSP - Tag libraries - AJAX

RAD - Dev automation

 Author: SUN Microsystems
Latest version: 2.0

Description: IDE for rapid visual web application and portlet development.

Java Studio Creator is built on NetBeans 4.1, and includes features like a set of JavaServer Faces components, support for building JSR-168 portlets, access to databases, an application model, and more.

Features include:

Library of JavaServer Faces components including Table, Calendar, Tree, Tab Set, File Upload, and more.
Enables AJAX development through AJAX-enabled JSF components.
Drag-and-drop configuration of JavaServer Faces components.
Query Editor, Page Navigator, Cascading Stylesheet (CSS) Editor, and visual access to Web Services and Enterprise JavaBeans.
Includes a JDK, Sun Java System Application Server 8.1 Platform Edition and a sample database; no configuration required.
Support for developing Java Specification Request 168 (JSR 168) compliant portlets.
Applications developed with Java Studio Creator can deploy to standard J2EE containers including Java System Application Server, BEA WebLogic, IBM WebSphere, Tomcat, and others.
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 Added:         2006-01-26
Attributes:     Built for Java. Free, or a free version is available
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documented on: 2008-02-09