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Does WAS provide a programming interface?

April 26, 2017interface Programming

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Does WAS provide a programming interface?

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A. No. WAS essentially provides Java-related Web plumbing. It doesn’t provide an integrated development environment. The terminally patient can write Java code with the AS/400’s green-screen file editor (EDTF) and then use OS/400’s QSHELL to create Java bytecode. However, most rational programmers would use PC-based development tools and move the compiled Java applications to the AS/400. Any of the popular Java integrated development environments (including IBM’s VisualAge for Java, Symantec’s Visual Cafe and Imprise’s JBuilder) can be used to create AS/400 Java applications. However, VisualAge for Java provides the most integration with WAS. You should also be aware of another rather confusingly named product IBM offers called WebSphere Studio for Windows NT, 98 and 95. This $479 retail package includes the Professional Edition of VisualAge for Java, NetObjects Fusion and several other Web development tools. For more information about WebSphere, check out the AS/400 WAS home page.