This tutorial series introduces the new features and concepts of the Eclipse 4 Application Platform, as well as interesting tools and technologies related to the current major release of Eclipse. In the first three parts of this series we covered the following topics: the core of every Eclipse 4 application, the application model; the connection of this model with actual implementations; and the options for...
Read MoreEclipse 4 is the new platform for application development in Eclipse. We already succeeded to run e4 applications on RAP two years ago, but then we got sidetracked by other efforts. Now that Eclipse 4.2 has become the primary development stream in Juno, it's time to have another look at the topic. Last Friday I met with Lars Vogel, author of the first book on...
Read MoreA few days ago, my colleague Ian ended his excellent and famous Top 10 Eclipse Juno Features List with his #1: the Eclipse 4.x Platform. As Ian mentionend, Eclipse 4 brings a whole new look to the workbench. As a reminder, here is a screenshot of Eclipse 4 as it is being shipped (on a Win7 machine): Yes, the workbench has a new look and feel. And...
Read MoreFrom the Application Model to the Implementation of Views This tutorial series introduces the core concepts of the Eclipse 4 Application Platform (e4). One of the key innovations of e4 is the separation and independance between the application model and the implementation of the application’s parts, such as view. In the first part of this tutorial we provided an overview of the application model, as well...
Read MoreNovember is over now and last week I attended the last DemoCamp for the year. In this year's November DemoCamp series I spoke at three events and with this post I'd like to present you with some impressions. Bonn, November 16th: The beginning...
Read MoreLet’s assume for the moment, that in an alternate reality I can travel back in time to 2008. Once there, I meet a bright bunch of people that work on something called e5 (executive summary.odp). My summary: “the runtime platform that is simple and appealing to _____ application developers” Here’s what I would say to them: e5 should take risks When I became interested in Eclipse it was cool...
Read More[caption id="attachment_3733" align="alignright" width="200" caption="Image credit: So gesehen@flicker, CC BY-SA 2.0."][/caption] I have been playing around with e4 (M3+Integration) today and so far I'm not impressed. I'm keeping an open mind, and may change my opinion at a later time. At the moment however, I would dare to say that e4 might be the "Windows Vista" moment for Eclipse. High hopes, but at the end of the day not...
Read MoreWe're all looking forward to talk about EclipseRT, Equinox and RAP at the DemoCamps around the world. In case you want to catch us and talk about Eclipse and related topics, just join one of the DemoCamps near you. Besides many other interesting talks, we'll mostly cover EclipseRT, RAP and p2. Ottawa, ON, Canada - November 24 - Jeff McAffer (EclipseRT) Braunschweig/Hanover, Germany - November 25 -...
Read MoreToday, the Eclipse e4 project had its first 1.0 milestone release. This is the beginning towards sprinting for the 1.0 final release. The big new and noteworthy in this milestone is support for remote debugging of JavaScript and in particular e4 JavaScript bundles. The support is currently restricted to Mozilla Rhino, however in true Eclipse fashion, the JavaScript debug model and extension models are in place to...
Read MoreI recently blogged about the OSGi EventAdmin service and got some good feedback. I like to inform people of some more things that came to light about EventAdmin. First, I added a template in PDE for the OSGi EventAdmin service that will make its debut in Eclipse 3.6 M3: It basically uses OSGi Declarative Services to register an EventHandler that listens for the bundle started event...
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