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Take a deep dive into setting up external run configurations in Eclipse, including Ant build scripts. Learn how to build and use these launch configurations--including the types of automatic parameters available--for your projects.

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Speed up the tasks of debugging and tuning your Web and Ajax applications using Firebug, a free, open source extension for the Firefox browser. Use Firebug to monitor, edit, and debug live pages, including HTML, CSS, JavaScript code, and tune

Alleviate much of the manual work required to migrate simple J2EE applications from WebSphere Application Server Community Edition to WebSphere Application Server using the new WebSphere Application Server Migration Assistant. This migration tool, available from alphaWorks, helps make the transition

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