IBM's VisualAge for Java

This page is designed to be a resource for help in preparing for the IBM's Certified VisualAge for Java Exam. VisualAge is an IDE (Integrated Development Environment) for several languages: Java, Smalltalk, VB, UML, etc...
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IBM's Resources

	www.software.ibm.com/ad/vajava - IBM's Visual Age Home Page
	www.software.ibm.com/ad/va2000/ - IBM's VisualAge 2000 product.
	www7.software.ibm.com/vad.nsf/Data/Document2590- Free "VisualAge for Java Entry Edition". VisualAge Editions: Entry (free), Professional (~$79) and Enterprise (~$2,745.00).

	www.ibm.com/software/vadd - VisualAge Developer Domain (free registration)
	VisualAge Online Help - Home Page for Help
	www.software.ibm.com/ad/visage/rc/rcjav5.html - VisualAge Resource Catalog
	VisualAge UML Designer by IBM - Creates Java or Smalltalk code. http://www.software.ibm.com/ad/smalltalk/about/umldfact.html - Evaluation copy available. Forward & Reverse engineering. Enables you to generate code from your requirements and design models. Also has reverse engineering. Redbook link - training book.

Certification

	http://www-4.ibm.com/software/ad/certify - IBM's Application Development Certification home page. (VisualAge, WebSphere, XML, etc...)
	http://www-4.ibm.com/software/ad/certify/crossvendorcert.html - JCert Initiative, Inc - cross vendor certification offering.

Books

Enterprise Development Using VisualAge for Java by John Wiley and Sons, Dale Nilsson, and Peter Jakab. ISBN 0-471-38949-8. (IBM Employee PubOrder #: SR23-9656-00)

Free Tutorials

	www.ibm.com/developer/java - IBM's Java Technology Zone ("Developer Works"). Online tutorials available free of charge in the Education section (left frame) of the Java Zone.
	http://www7.software.ibm.com/vad.nsf/Data/Document3436/ (uppercase required as shown) - A new tutorial explains how to develop beans in VisualAge for Java that can be used by non-progammers.

Other Resources