> As a begineer to Portlets, I want to know, the difference between > Jetspeed and IBM Portal Toolkit. Jetspeed is a portal, much like the comparable IBM product Websphere Portal Server (WPS). The IBM Portal toolkit is just a plug-in for Websphere Application Developer (WSAD) 5 and Rational Application Developer (RAD) 6 to aid in development of IBM portlets. Since they are products with different goals, they're really not directly comparable.
> Is it like if we use, IBM Portal Toolkit (Wizards) it can increase the > development speed than using Jetspeed (ANT scripts). Having used IBM portal toolkit briefly, it was my impression that if you want to get portlets up and working quickly, then it can do the job. If you want them to be architected well, or maintainable long-term, you'll probably wind up writing everything yourself. As with most wizards, it's a one-size-fits-all approach that doesn't work well in all instances. Really, it only works well in the simplest of instances, IMHO. Furthermore, unless you choose the option to create JSR168 portlets, the portlets the wizard creates will be designed to work with the IBM portlet standard ONLY and will NOT be compatible with other portal servers without some manual rewriting anyway. The version I used also had limitations on what could be done with JSR168, severely limiting the toolkits value. So find out what features you want to use and if they're available with JSR168, if you're going that route. (Since you're posting to a Jetspeed mailing list, I assume you are developing for JSR168.) To be honest, once you understand JSR168 and/or have your own way of doing things figured out, the IBM portal toolkit isn't going to give you much. In the long term you will be just as productive, if not more, using XDoclet to create your portlet.xml and writing your own portlet classes. I use RAD, and even though the portal toolkit is installed, I NEVER use its features. I think I used it in my first portlet or two and that was it. I hope that helps. Dave -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.338 / Virus Database: 267.10.2/65 - Release Date: 8/7/2005 --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
