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Eclipse 4 (e4) Tutorial Part 1

May 10, 2012

This tutorial series introduces the new concepts in the Eclipse 4 Application Platform, aka RCP 2.0. While some projects still use the compatibility layer, it is worthwhile to look at and benefit from …

The new Application API in RAP

May 9, 2012

RAP 1.5 includes a new API to define and start RAP applications programmatically (up to RAP 1.4, this was only possible using Eclipse extensions or web.xml properties). With this new API, RAP can also …

Eclipse Juno Milestone 7, available for download

May 5, 2012

Each year Eclipse publishes 7 milestone releases before starting the endgame. Today the Eclipse and Equinox teams are proud to make Eclipse 3.8/4.2 (Juno) Milestone 7 available for download. There are …

Server-Side Apps with access to device functionality aka. accessing the iOS Geolocation API with Java.

May 3, 2012

Whenever we talk about server-side apps and RAP mobile, one topic always comes up: how to access native functionality like Geolocation or the Camera. With this post I want to show you how we access …

RAP mobile 0.5.7 - New and Noteworthy

May 2, 2012

Once again we are releasing a new version of RAP mobile. This latest release 0.5.7 brings with it a very cool new feature that we call the “Client Canvas”. This extension of the classic SWT Canvas …

Eclipse Testing Day 2012 Submissions Open

Apr 26, 2012

This year marks the third Eclipse Testing Day, where the community gathers for a day focusing on testing with, for and at Eclipse. The event takes place on September 05 in Darmstadt. The general theme …