Java RESTful Web Services with Restlet and IDEA

I recently started using IntelliJ IDEA. To get familiar with the interface, I decided to create a Hello World REST web service with Restlet. For those unfamiliar with Restlet, it is a lightweight REST framework that allows you to quickly and easily create web services using Java. A screencast is available on Restlet website to help you get started.

Some other useful links for beginners:

- Using Restlet with IDEA: provides information on creating a new workspace for Restlet.
- Building an ATOM (Apache Tomcat, OpenEJB, MySQL) stack
- Developing REST web services in Java
- REST on Tomcat tutorial using NetBeans
- How does Axis 2 differentiate SOAP requests from REST?

Install Tomcat 6 on Mac OS X 10.5

I needed to install Tomcat 6 today on my Macbook with Leopard. The installation was very easy. I simply downloaded the binary core, extracted the software and moved the files to my desired location. That's about it. It was pretty painless.

More in depth instructions on how to install Tomcat 6 on Mac OS X 10.5 are also available.