[news.eclipse.tools] Re: Timescales to end of evaluation

["Scott Stanchfield" <thetick@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Need a bit more clarification...

Here's what I think I understand the intent to be:

* Eclipse
  + open source framework
  + includes JDT (basic Java tooling)
  + Q: is this exactly what's at www.eclipse.org today?
  + Q: will anything be removed from what's at www.eclipse.org?


* WebSphere Studio Workbench (WSW)
  + commercial snapshot of Eclipse (to provide a stable version)
  + only acts as a base for other commercial tools
  + Q: does this add anything, or is it just a "shapshot of eclipse"?


* WebSphere Studio Site Developer (WSSD)
  + commercial extension to WSW
  + adds web page (HTML/DHTML) tools
  + Q: is servlet/jsp support added here?
  + Q: are XML tools here?


* WebSphere Studio Application Developer (WSAD)
  + commercial extension to (WSSD)
  + adds web services, EJB and other server-side dev tooling


* WebSphere xxxxx Developer (?)
  + commercial extension to WSAD
  + (I think I heard some mention of another level sometime...)
  + adds high-end enterprise tooling, connectors, VAG?


Does this sound about right?

-- Scott
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"Christophe Elek" <celek@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:Xns911A6BDA5E810celekcaibmcom@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> "David Whiteman" <david_whiteman@xxxxxxx> wrote in
> news:9nnm2v$1mb$1@xxxxxxxxxxxxx:
>
> WebSphere Studio Application Developer is an IBM product based on the
IBM
> WebSphere Studio Workbench which is a snapshot of the Eclipse Project
>
> Thus, Application Developer provides the Eclipse Java Development
> Environment.
>
> On top of it, IBM provides multiples features/plug-ins to support e-
> business application development and deployment on WebSphere platform.
>
> Namely:
> WebServices, XML tooling, HTML/DHTML and site development, profiling,
> JSP/Sevlet, EJB tooling and Test environment (I may have forgotten
some)
>
> Hope it clarifies...
> Cheers
>
> > "Tom Ayerst" <tom.ayerst@xxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> > news:9nn4pr$qpt$1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >> When WSAD is released will it have any support for non-Websphere
> >> environments?  either actual or potential.
> >
> > The way I understand it, WSAD has nothing to do with the existing
> > WebSsphere app server product, except that they are being branded in
> > the same product family.  It will be a Java IDE capable of producing
> > code for deployment on Java VMs everywhere, regardless of whether
those
> > environments use WebSphere. Of course, someone correct me if I'm
wrong.
> >
> > David
> >
> >
> >
>