Organize your Web Tools platform (WTP) development project

Java Web application developers with a working knowledge of Java programming and some experience using Eclipse will benefit from the discussion of the architecture of Java Web applications and how to build them using the Web Tools Platform (WTP) in Eclipse Web Tools Platform: Developing Java Web Applications. This chapter download from the book describes how to set up your development project, including the use of Maven for automated builds, then discusses architecture in some detail. The chapter starts with a basic description of the basic types of applications and projects that are supported in WTP, then shows how to create different kinds of projects to build applications. The second part of the chapter describes some of the advanced project features that are available with WTP, discussing how to use advanced WTP features to create project templates and apply best practices that are helpful in organizing development work.

Title: Eclipse Web Tools Platform: Developing Java Web Applications
Author: Naci Dai, Lawrence Mandel, Arthur Ryman
Publisher: Addison Wesley Professional
Chapter 6: Organizing Your Development Project
ISBN: 0-321-39685-5; Copyright 2007, Addison Wesley Professional. All rights reserved.
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