Preparing the Workspace for Apache TapestryIn the previous article of this series I explained, in the historical perspective, why Tapestry is a very attractive and advanced framework for building Java Web applications. Now we are moving from theory to practice. But before doing anything, we need to prepare the workplace.
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Useful items that you will want to download for this article include Tapestry Libraries and source code. These are available at the links shown in zip format. There are two possible approaches to explaining how to get and install all the necessary pieces of software. One approach is to describe every step in great detail, with screenshots and extensive comments. However, I expect that many readers will find this approach too tedious, especially when the installation process is straightforward and is also described elsewhere (say, in the documentation that comes with the downloads). The second approach, and the one that I am going to take, is to explain in detail only those steps in installation and configuration that are not trivial, and give only general directions for the trivial ones. This second approach, although more efficient, leaves a possibility that some readers will be stuck with a problem of one sort or another. However, DevShed provides a discussion page where everyone can ask a question, and I will be always there to answer it. So I suggest that if you have a problem following my instructions, or any other problem indeed, ask a question at the discussion page, and I will give as detailed explanations there as might be needed. We shall need the following three pieces of software:
All of this software is available for free, so you can simply download and install it. If you will follow my choice of IDE and decide to use NetBeans, there is a way to get everything installed in one go using a bundle. Refer to the instructions below.
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