Rational Business Developer

Overview

Rational Business Developer simplifies development of modern business applications with the open source EGL technology.

Rational Business Developer is a rapid development workbench for delivering modern, cross-platform Web, Web 2.0, and service-oriented applications.

A powerful, flexible, extensible Eclipse-based workbench for EGL, an innovative, easy to learn business application programming language.
EGL compliments the breadth and depth of Java and COBOL technology with a simplified programming model and deployment to the most popular environments.
Modern and flexible. RBD’s platform-neutral development approach eliminates skills silos, creating a unified pool of business-oriented developers.
Rapid development of Web 2.0 and SOA solutions.
Shortens the technology learning curve by shielding developers from the complexities of JavaScript™, HTML, Ajax, JSON, and other Web 2.0 technologies.
Deploy to a variety of platforms including JEE™ application servers, traditional enterprise environments such as CICS and IMS or IBM i, and modern Web browsers.
Visit the EGL Cafe, the official online community for users of Rational Business Developer. Use this community to get help, build connections, share your experiences, and see how others are developing EGL applications with Rational Business Developer.
What’s new in the latest version:
Improved tools for speeding development of Web 2.0 rich UIs with Dojo™ .
New capabilities to simplify integration of existing Web services.
Enhancements to integrated debugger and test facility, including conditional breakpoints and watchpoints.
Other usability, capability, and performance enhancements.