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Introduction to WebObjects for Windows Developers

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WebObjects is an object-oriented environment for developing and deploying World Wide Web applications. A WebObjects application runs on a server machine and receives requests from a user’s web browser on a client machine. It dynamically generates HTML pages in response to the user’s requests. WebObjects provides a suite of tools for rapid application development, as well as prebuilt application components and a web application server.

WebObjects is flexible enough to suit the needs of any web programmer. You can write simple WebObjects applications in a matter of minutes. For more complex projects, WebObjects makes it easy by performing common web application tasks automatically and allowing you to reuse objects you’ve written for other applications.

Organization of This Document

This book contains three tutorials that help you learn what WebObjects is and how to use it:

• “Creating a Simple WebObjects Application,” teaches you the basic concepts and steps involved in creating a WebObjects project, using the Project Builder and WebObjects Builder tools. You’ll create a simple application that takes input from a user and displays it.

• “Enhancing Your Application,” extends the capabilities of your application and shows you additional techniques you use when working with WebObjects.

• “Creating a WebObjects Database Application,” teaches you how to create a more complex application, one that accesses a database.

WebObjects can run on several platforms. Screen shots in this book are for Windows 2000 systems; if you are running on a different platform, the look of your windows may vary slightly.

See Also

After you have worked through the tutorials in this book, you should have a good working knowledge of WebObjects. To learn more about what WebObjects has to offer, read the WebObjects Overview.

Other valuable information about WebObjects is available on the WebObjects CD. You can access all online information through the WebObjects home page.

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