What Is VisualAge for Java?

VisualAge for Java is an integrated, visual environment that supports the complete cycle of Java program development. In particular, VisualAge for Java gives you everything you need to perform the development tasks described in this section.

Rapid application development

You can use VisualAge for Java's visual programming features to quickly develop Java applets and applications. In the Visual Composition Editor you point and click to:

VisualAge for Java generates the Java code to implement what you visually specify in the Visual Composition Editor. In many cases you can design and run complete programs without writing any Java code.

In addition to its visual programming features, VisualAge for Java gives you SmartGuides to lead you quickly through many tasks, including:

Create industrial-strength Java programs

VisualAge for Java gives you the programming tools that you need to develop industrial-strength code. Specifically, you can:

Maintain multiple editions of programs

VisualAge for Java has a sophisticated code management system that makes it easy for you to maintain multiple editions of programs. When you want to capture the state of your code at any point, you can version an edition. This marks the particular edition as read-only and allows you to give it a name.