The virtual world of Second Life is special in that much of it is made up of content created (and owned) by users. Not only can you create lush 3-D objects (and sell them for the equivalent of real money!), but you can also create both simple and complex scripts to control their behavior and appearance. more>

This tutorial is the first in a two-part series about developing and deploying Web services. If you want to create Web services and are new to IBM Rational Application Developer Version 6.0, or want to learn how to use this tool for building Web services quickly, this tutorial is for you. more>

This tutorial shows you how to use IBM Rational Application Developer V6.0 to build dynamic Web sites. The tutorial walks you through a simple example that uses Java servlets and JavaServer Pages to implement a simple messaging center. You'll learn how to use Rational Application Developer to develop a dynamic Web site, then test and debug your code. more>

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The virtual world of Second Life is special in that much of it is made up of content created (and owned) by users. Not only can you create lush 3-D objects (and sell them for the equivalent of real money!), but you can also create both simple and complex scripts to control their behavior and appearance. This tutorial explains the basics (and not so basics) behind Second Life scripts and shows you how to ease development by using Rational Application Developer as you build a small game users can carry around and play more>

The virtual world of Second Life is special in that much of it is made up of content created (and owned) by users. Not only can you create lush 3-D objects (and sell them for the equivalent of real money!), but you can also create both simple and complex scripts to control their behavior and appearance. This tutorial explains the basics (and not so basics) behind Second Life scripts and shows you how to ease development by using Rational Application Developer as you build a small game users can carry around and play more>

Now you can try out IBM Rational Application Developer for WebSphere online. No need to go to the hassle of installing and configuring on your own system. An integrated development environment, Rational Application Developer for Websphere can help you design, analyze, test and deploy quality SOA, Web, Java, J2EE and portal applications. more>

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Dealing with the challenges of today require thinking on the edge, requiring developers to both simplify and innovate. IBM's latest version of WebSphere Application Server provides support for emergent technologies, the latest standards, and streamlined programming models for better developer efficiency. IBM's latest version of Rational Application Developer for WebSphere Software ships with the current WebSphere Application Server release. This free IBM webcast provides software developers and architects a variety of Agile development tools to help speed up the full software lifecycle of design, development, quality assurance, and deployment of their Web applications, SOA software, and Java Enterprise solutions.

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Rational Application Developer provides visual diagramming tools to help you gain insight and knowledge of existing applications or to more easily create and understand new applications. This tutorial covers the creation of four diagram types in Rational Application Developer - class, sequence, browse, and topic diagrams. After completing this tutorial, you will know how to use Rational Application Developer to create class, sequence, browse, and topic diagrams. more>

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