Chapter 1


Welcome to Forte for Java, Community Edition

ForteTM for JavaTM, Community Edition is a Java integrated development environment (IDE) written in Java. Forte for Java is a cross-platform tool that is fully functional for client and server side development. Forte for Java takes advantage of the strengths of Java to provide you with a dynamic and responsive environment.

Forte for Java is intuitive. The user interface provides several ways to perform most tasks and helps users with well-placed contextual menus and tool tips.

Forte for Java is customizable. The GUI can be modified to become a reflection of your own development style. You can easily customize the menus, toolbars, Component Palette, workspaces, and other settings.

Forte for Java is modular. This means that the IDE functionality for editing, debugging, GUI generation, EJB support, and so on is represented in modules that you can download and update dynamically. Instead of waiting months for a new major release, you can upgrade the latest modules from Sun Microsystems and our partners as soon as they are available.

Forte for Java is extensible. Forte for Java has a complete set of Open APIs that are available to our users and partners - the same set of APIs that our own developers use to build Forte for Java. Complete new Java tools such as visual builders for industrial application domains can take advantage of a mature tool-construction platform!


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