Java Development Tools
IBM Industry Solutions Workbench is open to be used with every Integrated Development Environment (IDE) that suits the requirements of the specific language, e.g. VS Code, Eclipse or JetBrains IntelliJ.
We recommend using the latest version of the tools unless specified otherwise. Additionally, we do not recommend using GitBash on Windows since it doesn't mask the password that is entered by the user.
Java 17 SDK
A Java 17 SDK or higher is needed to locally develop service projects based on a Java Spring Boot Stack 2.0.
Please download either the Oracle 17 JDK from https://www.oracle.com/java/technologies/downloads/#java17 or the Open JDK from https://openjdk.java.net, https://adoptium.net or another distributor and follow the installation instructions of the JDK.
Java 11 SDK
A Java 11 SDK or higher is needed to locally develop service projects based on a Java Spring Boot Stack 1.0.
Please download either the Oracle 11 JDK from https://www.oracle.com/java/technologies/downloads/#java11 or the Open JDK from https://openjdk.java.net, https://adoptium.net or another distributor and follow the installation instructions of the JDK.
Maven
Maven version >=3.6.1 is required to develop Generic Service Projects based on Java.
Please download and install maven from https://maven.apache.org.