informationweek.com — Until recently, Java tools have been employed for server applications but have been overshadowed by the popularity of Microsoft's Visual Studio.net toolset for end-user interfaces. The Eclipse Foundation has been attempting to counter that, given its strong, Java tool constituency, by setting standards and making available tools for an Eclipse RCP.
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plotinusSep 11, 2006
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Closed AccountSep 11, 2006
VI is a very powerful editor. If it had a manual, it would be even more powerful. If you need to learn VI, get Vim. They aren't the same but Vim actually does have a useful manual.VI will never be confused for an IDE.
cybersonicSep 11, 2006
That depends, if you are just using it for java. I build plugins for Eclipse to write ColdFusion and there are many ways to slice it depending on what you need. Its a great platform for other languages too.
sillywampaSep 11, 2006
with the PHPeclipse, Aptana and SVN plugins, this has become my IDE of choice for both work and home. Web devs would do well to use this with the Aptana plugin. It is an excellent JS/css/html editor.
squeeselfSep 11, 2006
IntelliJ for one. VS 2005 has a better UI, imho, even if it's missing a lot things that would make it much nicer (for example, Eclipse's text handling is definately superior, even if it doesn't come close to IntelliJ). The default keys may be changed, yes, but the defaults should really be a bit more standard than they are. That's the point.
dutchmangSep 11, 2006
This is NOT an IDE discussion. Eclipse Rich Client Platform (RCP) is for creating desktop applications on the Eclipse runtime. One of its primary values is that it's a "middleware" platform that runs atop the OS -- so if you write an app for RCP, it runs across Windows/Mac/Linux automagically. If you recall the promise of client-side Java, it was write-once-run-anywhere, but you had to do the whole UI yourself so half the apps out there looked like they were drawn with a crayon. RCP actually interfaces with the OS for its widgets/menus, so you get a native look & feel.This is what the RCP idea attacks. Think about how MS imposes self-perpetuating dependencies between Windows, Office, and all other desktop apps, and this becomes clear as an open alternative for client software.
lianosSep 11, 2006
... except for the fact that it's written/implemented in Java.But aside from that ... yeah ... nothing.
blapierreSep 11, 2006
I thought we were talking about the platforms here.Regardless, yes I have used Visual Studio .NET 2003, 2005, and Eclipse. I found that Eclipse takes an incredible amount of time to load and is generally slow. On the other hand VS is very fast usually except when opening solutions that have many projects as well as many documents open. And of course the GUI design in Visual Studio is amazing.
Closed AccountSep 11, 2006
Eclipse is an open source application framework. It's also the world's most extensible application framework. The very fact that it's written in Java is really irrelevant to its purpose. It's a pity that when the mildly retarded anti-social code monkey sees the word Eclipse their micro kernel automatically equates it to Java 1.0. Luckily, the code monkey, does not exit before leaving us a core dump of his favorite Java anecdotes. Silly, code monkey, Eclipse is for professionals.
smileychrisSep 12, 2006
I use Eclipse solely for Python development - the PyDev plugin is pretty solid.
diggwebqMar 17, 2009
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