By now, you've probably heard about Eclipse as "the Open Source Java IDE"
(www.eclipse.org). Today, several companies have looked past the Java IDE
plug-ins provided as part of Eclipse, and are creating products that use
Eclipse as a tool integration platform, both inside and outside of the Java
arena. But what about using royalty-free, Open Source Eclipse technology as a
general-purpose application framework for your next desktop, fat client, or
embedded application? With the support provided by the Eclipse Rich Client
Platform (RCP) and the embedded version of the same (eRCP) the idea is
certainly not as strange as it first sounds. So we'll explains why Eclipse is
a solid desktop, rich-client, or embedded application framework with the
potential to greatly simplify an... (more)
By now, you've probably heard about Eclipse as "the Open Source Java IDE"
(www.eclipse.org). Today, several companies have looked past the Java IDE
plug-ins provided as part of Eclipse, and are creating products that use
Eclipse as a tool integration platform, both inside and outside of the Java
arena. But what about using royalty-free, Open Source Eclipse technology as a
general-purpose... (more)
By now, you've probably heard about Eclipse as "the Open Source Java IDE"
(www.eclipse.org). Today, several companies have looked past the Java IDE
plug-ins provided as part of Eclipse, and are creating products that use
Eclipse as a tool integration platform, both inside and outside of the Java
arena. But what about using royalty-free, Open Source Eclipse technology as a
general-purpose... (more)