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Chris Aniszczyk (zx@us.ibm.com), Software Engineer, IBM
20 Jun 2006
Learn About Eclipse with this Reading List Compiled for Developers by Eclipse Developers and Enthusiasts At IBM.
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Introduction
This list is compiled from a variety of sources and is intended for anyone who wishes to find centralized reading material about Eclipse. One of the biggest challenges new Eclipse users face is where to find the right information for a task. This article provides a small step In Solving That Problem.
Overview
Eclipse is an open source community with projects focused on providing an extensible development platform and application frameworks for building software. This article provides links to the latest Eclipse versions, books, articles, and Web sites.
What is eclipse?
Wikipedia Provides a Great Overview of Eclipse and ITS History.
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Getting start
IF Your IDEA of "Eclipse" is The Event WHEN THE MOON PASSES BETWEEN THE Earth and Sun OR A Two-Door Sports Coupe, The section Section Would Be a Good Start.
Get Started now with eclipse
This DeveloperWorks Resource Provides Answers To Many Common Questions Regarding Eclipse. It is part of the developmentworks
Eclipse Top Project Resources.
Eclipse Distilled
If you need a Broad Yet Practical Introduction to Eclipse, this book by David Carlson Is A Great Start. It Covers The Basic Eclipse Concepts: Views, Editors, Perspectives, Debugging, And More.
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Developments
General development
Java Developer's Guide to Eclipse
This book (one of the first about Eclipse) provides a superb introduction to the Eclipse platform from the perspective of a Java ™ technology developer. It covers topics ranging from general Java development to plug-in development.Eclipse IDE Pocket Guide
THIS Guide Covers The Basics of Eclipse In About 100 Pages.
Eclipse development
Eclipse Rich Client Platform: Designing, Coding and Packaging Java Applications
If you want to be building, Branding and Shipping Eclipse Rcp-based Applications, this Should Be Your First Stop.
Contributing to Eclipse: Principles, Patterns and Plug-Ins
Kent Beck and Erich Gamma Give A Step-by-Step Tutorial On How To Create An Rcp-based Application.
Eclipse: building Commercial-Quality Plug-Ins
This Book Covers All You NEED To Know About Developing An Eclipse Rcp-based Product from Start To Finish.
Official Eclipse FAQS
This Eclipse.org wiki covers common questions and answers regarding Eclipse development If you ever wondered how to create your own project nature, this is a simple way to get that question answered Note:.. It is based on the content found in
The OFFICIAL Eclipse 3.0 FAQs.
Rich Client Tutorial Part 1
This Series of Tutorials from Eclipse.org Covers The Basics of Rcp Development. Part 1 Covers The Absolute Basics of What It Means To Be An RCP Application,
Part 2 Covers User Interface-Related Elements of Rcp-based Applications, And
Part 3 Covers Creating a really simple rcp-based applation.
Web development
The Eclipse Project Contains A Top-Level Project Known As The Web Tools Platform (WTP) That Serves as the base for all web-related tooling.
Pro Eclipse JST: PLUG-INS for J2EE Developments
This book cover Eclipse J2EE TOOLING EXTENSIVELY.
Creating Database Web Applications with EclipSethis Article Explains How To Create A Simple Database Web Application Using Eclipse WTP.
Developing Web Applications with The Eclipse Web Tools Project
This Article Will Teach You How To Develop A Full-Blown Web Application Using WTP.
Business intelligence
The Eclipse project contains an Eclipse-based reporting system, known as the Business Intelligence and Reporting Tools (BIRT) project, that integrates with your application to produce compelling reports for the Web and PDF. BIRT provides core reporting features like report layout, data access And scripting.
"Extract Database Information Using Eclipse and Birt V2.0"
THIS TUTORIAL DISCUSS Using Birt in The Context of Designing Dynamic Reports, Charts, And Templates.
Integrating and Extending Birt
CONVINCED You Want to Use Birt in Your Application? This book can help you integrate and custom h h 一 t.com Web Applications to Stand-Alone Rich-Client Applications.
Birt: a Field Guide to Reporting
Start Here to Learn About Birt And How To Use IT.
Modeling
The Eclipse project has excellent modeling-related technologies. One is the Eclipse Modeling Framework (EMF). EMF helps you rapidly turn models into efficient, correct, and easily customizable Java code. And the Graphical Modeling Framework (GMF) provides the tooling to generate A Fully Functional Graphical Editor from your EMF MODEL (AND More).
Eclipse Modeling Framework
This book is the emf holy grail. Start Your EMF Adventure Here.
"Model with the Eclipse Modeling Framework, Part 1"
THIS Series Covers Various Facets of Working with Emf. Part 1 Discusses How To Generate Code from Your Model
Part 2 discusses EMF's code-generation component known as Java Emitter Templates (JET); andPart 3 discusses EMF's code-generation component known as JMerge, which can be used to customize the output of JET templates.
"Discover The Eclipse Modeling Framework (EMF) and ITS Dynamic Capabilities"
Read this article to learn how to manipulate your emf model dynamically.
GMF TUTORIAL, PART 1
This Series of Tutorials Provides A Good Overview of GMF. Part 1 Covers The Development of a Sample Graphical Editor from Start To Finish and
Part 2 Covers Advanced Aspects of The GMF Generation and Runtime Frameworks.
Introducing the GMF Runtime
Get An Introduction To The Runtime That Powers All GMF-BASED EDITORS.
Debugging and profile
In Eclipse, There is a top-level project known as the test and perform Tools Platform (TPTP), Which Is A Universal Platform for test and performance tools.
"Introduction: Eclipse Test and Performance Tools Platform"
This Tutorial Covers The Basics of Testing and profiles.
"Eclipse Test and Performance Tools Platform"
This Series of Tutorials Covers Basic USAGE OF TPTP.
Part 1 Discusses The Basics of Testing, Profiling, and Monitoring Applications; and
Part 2 Discusses Collecting and Analyzing Log Files.
Java Application Profiling Using TPTP
This Article Covers An Example Application of TPTP That Involves Profiling A Java Application.
User Interface Developments
Eclipse is built on top of the Standard Widget Toolkit (SWT), which provides access to the user-interface facilities of the operating systems on which it is implemented (and is responsible for Eclipse's snazzy user interface). Eclipse also has the Graphical Editing Framework (GEF), which is a tool built on top of SWT to allow for the rapid creation of graphical editors Furthermore, Eclipse has the Visual Editor Project (VEP), which serves as a framework to create GUI builders.SWT:. The Standard Widget Toolkit, Volume 1
This book cover SWT really well and is written by Swt committers.
SWT: A Developer's Notebook
Read this for a concise guide to swt with concrete example (hardly any fluff).
SWT / JFACE IN ACTION
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Creating JFace Wizards
Learn About Implementing Wizards and Contributing Them To The Eclipse Workbench.
Eclipse Forms: Rich Ui for the Rich Client
Find Out About Eclipse Forms, Which Is A Thin Graphics Toolkit Implement On Top of SWT.
Using OpenGL with SWT
Find Out How To Use OpenGL in Your Swt Applications.
Extending The Visual Editor: Enabling Support for a Custom Widget
Read this to find outhow to extend the Visual Editor Project To Support a Custom Widget.
"CREATE AN Eclipse Game Plug-in"
This Series of Tutorials Goes in-Depth in Explaining How To create a game useing eclipse.
Part 1 Covers The Basics of Eclipse and SWT,
Part 2 Covers More Advanced Aspects of SWT / OpenGL To Bring your game to life, and and
Part 3 Covers Add More Physics to your game (Such as Collision detection).
"A Gentle Introduction to SWT and JFACE"
Read Through this Series of Articles To Learn How To Create Simple Standard Widget Toolkit (SWT) Applications Using Java Technology, Eclipse, and The SWT and JFACE LIBRARIES.BACK TOP TOP
Community
Mailing Lists
Eclipse Mailing Lists
Mailing lists are a good source of information regarding subject-specific needs Note:. Mailing lists are primarily used by Eclipse committers, and it is recommended to use the Eclipse newsgroups to post questions.
Newsgroups
Eclipse newsgroups
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Wiki
Official Eclipse Wiki
The Eclipse Wiki Contains Information About Projects Posted by Eclipse Committers.
Unofficial Eclipse Wiki
The Unofficial Eclipse Wiki Contains Useful Information Written by The Eclipse Community.
News
Planet Eclipse
Planet Eclipse Is A Window Into The World, Work, And Lives of Eclipse Hackers and Contributors.
Eclipsezone
This is an active site thing contains up-to-date information regarding eclipse happenings.
Blogs
Chris Aniszczyk
Chris Aniszczyk is a committer on a few eclipse projects - and is the author of this article.
Wayne Beaton
Wayne Beaton Is The Eclipse Foundation's Eclipse Evangelist.
Bjorn Freeman-Benson and Ward Cunningham
BJORN Freeman-Benson and Ward Cunningham Are Eclipse Foundation Employees That Blog About Open-Source Development Eclipse Issues.
John Graham
John Graham is The PMC Chair for the Eclipse Data Tools Platform (DTP) Project.
Kim Horne
Kim Horne Is An Eclipse Committer on The Eclipse Platform.
Wassim Melhem
Wassim Melhem is The Lead of the Plug-in Development Environment (PDE) Project.
Mike Milinkovich
Mike Milinkovich Is The Executive Director of The Eclipse Foundation.doug Schaefer
Doug Schaefer Is The Lead of Eclipse'S C / C Tools Project (CDT).
Michael Scharf
Michael Scharf Is A Member of The Eclipse Architecture Council.
Ian skerrett
Ian Skerrett is Director of Marketing At The Eclipse Foundation.
Tim wagner
TIM WAGNER Leads The Web Tools Platform (WTP) Project At Eclipse.
Chat
IRC
Irc is a great Tool to get instant help from the eclipse community.
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Other Resources
User groups
Bostonedge Eclipse Developer's Group
Live in boston? Want to find other like-minded eclipse people. Check Out this group.
Magazines
Eclipse REVIEW
This is a quarterly Magazine for IT Professionals, Including Software Developers, Who Use Eclipse-based Tools and Technology.
Eclipse Magazin
Eclipse Magazin Is A German Eclipse Magazine.
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About the Author
Chris Aniszczyk is a software engineer at IBM Lotus and a graduate of IBM's Extreme Blue internship program. He is an open source enthusiast at heart, and he works on the Gentoo Linux (http://www.gentoo.org) distribution and is a Committer on the Eclipse Modeling Framework Technology (EMFT) Project.
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