Springsource toolkit is provided for free
Springsource tool set (STS) provides the best eclipse-based development environment to build Spring framework-based enterprise applications. Springsource provides the best and most complete set of tools to create spring applications.ProgramThese spring applications can run on the main application server platform, such: apache Tomcat, IBM WebSphere, Oracle WebLogic, JBoss application server, springsource TC Server R, and springsource DM server. Springsource tool set is now available for developers and internal commercial applications free of charge, and there is no time limit for use.
STS is currently the only tool on the market that can build spring applications, package and deploy spring applications to the springsource DM server to provide a modular osgi runtime environment. STS also brings together a task-centric UI for accelerated development, a framework review tool that guides developers towards best practices, and a runtime error analysis tool that provides automated query assistance when running programs.
Key features:
1) higher productivity
It is very easy to create spring-based applications. You can use the Project Creation wizard and spring configuration editor based on rich forms to quickly fix and assist in bean creation wizard and namespace configuration dialog box, there are also many other visual tools.
2) osgi is easier
Developers now have a visual, packaged, and deployed tool from scratch for truly modular applications to the springsource DM application server.
3) Developer onramp to virtualization alization
4) task-Centered Development
Springsource acquired mylyn and integrated it. Simple workflows are now available.
5) Guided Learning
Springsource provides guidance documents to help beginners.