I want to use Eclipse, while the company I work for is using WSAD 5.1
People, I just joined a company where they use WSAD 5.1, which is very slow. Their rationale for using it is that the final deployment will be on the Websphere server. I am used to Eclipse Europa and is similar to JBoss as an application server. Is there a way that I can use Eclipse with Websphere Application Server?
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Well, guess what? You work for them, they don't work for you :-)
You have two options that I can see.
1 / Go through all the rigidity trying to change your mind and allow you to grow in basic Eclipse (which might not be that hard if you focus your arguments and evaluate the benefits to be achieved); or
2 / Just set up and maintain your own Eclipse / JBoss installation for development and add additional local test testing with WSAD / WAS before pushing your code into the repository.
If you hide (2) well enough, they never need to know. But check your corporate policies first, they may not allow unauthorized software on their machines.
The point is, if you have a good boss, they can tolerate it, regardless of whether it means you are more productive.
The problem is that the IBM products (WSAD, RAD, RSA, etc.) have very good integration and maybe some subtle vendor blocking ("advanced features") with WAS, which is more difficult to configure with base Eclipse. This is what you will need to find out and keep.
Your employers are unlikely to help or even condone it because they have a solution in their eyes: use WSAD. You must convince them that the costs of doing so outweigh the benefits.
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