Getting Started with TaskBeans

Some things to do to get more familiar with TaskBeans:

  1. Review the material on this site.
  2. Browse the TaskBean JavaDocs.
  3. Download the TaskBean source code. The source is well documented.
  4. Review the TaskBeans in the BeanSoup project. Many of them have well documented source code and are a good way to understand how the TaskBean API works.
  5. Download the JobServer product. This is a commercial product, but a developer version is available for free. This product functions as a TaskBean Container for running and testing your TaskBeans. Note, it is intended that JobRunner (open source) will be the tool for developers to run and test their TaskBeans with, but it is still in its early stages. Get involved in the JobRunner project if you want to help out.
  6. Get involved in the JobRunner and BeanSoup projects.
  7. Get familiar with the Echo and EchoPoint projects. These are open source projects leveraged by TaskBean for web GUI support.