Installing the JavaBeans Development Kit (BDK)

JavaBeans technology is the component architecture for the Java 2 Platform, Standard Edition (J2SE). JavaBeans components (beans) are reusable software programs that you can develop and assemble easily to create sophisticated applications. The technology is based on the JavaBeans specification and components or beans are reusable software components that follow simple naming and design conventions so they present a standard interface to other beans, programs, and tools.
The installation of the "JavaBeans Development Kit involves" the following.

1. The JavaBeans Development Kit (BDK) downloads into a single file.
2. You will need to execute the kit (in Windows) or unpack this file (in Unix) in order to install the complete BDK.
3. Unlike the Java Development Kit (JDK), none of the BDK components are optional, so the installation is very simple.
4. Select the platform you are using to install the BDK.

After downloading the Unix version of the BDK, locate the file
JavaBeans Architecture: BDK Download from Oracle on your hard drive.
(The end portion of the filename refers to the date this version of the BDK was updated.
Depending on the update status of the BDK, the file you downloaded may have a slightly different name.) To install the BDK from this file, unpack the release to a directory of your choice by executing the following command:

sh bdk_month_year.sh

The BDK includes a file named README.jsp that is located in the main Bdk directory. Be sure to read this file to find out additional information regarding the version of the BDK you have installed.

If you have not already, you can download the JavaBeans Development Kit (BDK) from Oracle. Download Oracle BDK
Did your installation of the BDK go as you expected?
Visit Oracle's "JavaBeans Component API" page to have additional questions answered.
JavaBeans Component API

JavaBeans components are simple to create and easy to use. This is an important goal of the JavaBeans architecture. It doesn't take very much to write a simple Bean, and such a Bean is lightweight?it doesn't have to carry around a lot of inherited baggage just to support the Beans environment. If a Bean does not require the advanced features of the architecture, it doesn't get them, nor does it get the code that goes with them. This is an important concept. The JavaBeans architecture scales upward in complexity, not downward like other component models. This means it really is easy to create a simple Bean. (The previous example shows just how simple a Bean can be.)
In the next lesson, the BDK (Bean Development Kit) will be introduced.