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At what level do you use eclipse ?

 Eclipse the ubiquitous platform has survived another challenge by releasing the Europa and i am already seeing the # of downloads. Initially it was Java IDE then RCP Platform then Tool Building Platform and now as i know its an … Continue reading

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Performance tools for Eclipse RCP Applications

Recently i have been looking for the Testing, Performance and Runtime Visualization tools for Eclipse RCP Platform. The real challenge is to choose the variety of the tools that we have today in the market and which one suits us. … Continue reading

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Europa launched…

The long awaited europa launched few days ago and its really really cool. Releasing 21 eclipse projects at the same time is a tremendous work and they have did it again. I was very apprehensive about the initial stages of … Continue reading

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Is Eclipse getting Eclipsed ?

I have been working on the Eclipse platform right from version 2.0. I have lead few projects on the Automotive and Internet Industries. Initially around 2001 and 2002, there were lot of announcements from the member companies and new joiners … Continue reading

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Showing Hierarchical data in Eclipse

Withe the introduction of RCP, EMF-RCP, GEF and GMF, now there are plethora of choices to display hierarchical or grouped data. I have been struggling with all these varieties to choose one amongst them. Its quite clear why would you … Continue reading

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Minimum set of plug-ins for Eclipse RCP

There has been a lot of confusion about the RCP and the number of plug-ins. Does org.eclipse.core.resources or org.eclipse.ui.ide a part of the RCP plug-ins. As i have seen and built the RCP applications…there are only TWO plug-ins needed for … Continue reading

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What does Eclipse RCP Provide ?

For all those who think of the Eclipse as Java IDE, please ….come out of this notion. If you strip all the plug-ins that makes Java IDE, then we are left with the core components like… views, perspectives, menus, toolbars, … Continue reading

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