A Quick How-to on Setting Up a Portlet Development Environment

In a recent blog Satya Ranjan provides information on Easy Steps to Set up Portlet Development Environment

Satya identifies his audience as new portlet developers who don't know how to start writing portlets and test them; developers looking for open source softwares to develop and test their portlets; and developers looking for an integrated portlet development environment. He recommends that all his readers use the JavaTM EE Tools Bundle U3 Preview, which comes with pre-configured GlassFish appserver, Open Source Portlet Container and NetBeansTM IDE with Portal Pack Plug-ins to start portlet development.

Alternatively (and enticingly) Satya proposes those who wish to use the latest versions of these components to set up their portlet development environment read through the blog for the necessary how-to.

The blog provides details on the following open source components that are required to set up a portlet development environment:

GlassFish Application Server: Includes the source of a download and instructions for installation
Open Source Portlet Container: Includes the source for a free download and installation instructions that enable an installation requiring only a few seconds
NetBeans IDE 5.5 and above: Includes the source for a download
Portal Pack Plug-ins: Points readers to the NetBeans 5.5 Beta Auto Update Center for the plug-ins, as well as an alternative source for the latest version and installation instructions

With these components installed and properly configured, readers will be able to start portlet development, Satya assures them, pointing out where to find user guides and documentation on the portal pack doc page, along with a tutorial on portlet development using Portal Pack. [...read more...]

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