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From Eclipse Tycho to Apache Karaf: the easy way!

Aug 22, 2012

We are currently working on a very interesting project together with basis06 which has Apache Karaf as a target runtime. Coming from the Eclipse space this is really a challenge for the following …

Improving reuse of JFace Data Binding validators

Tillmann Seidel
Aug 22, 2012

JFace Data Binding allows you to attach only one validator to a binding. Putting all constraints into one validator is essentially bad design and compromises reusability. Here’s a trick for dealing …

10 Principles for Electronic Self-Management

Matthias Kempka
Aug 21, 2012

My 12-year old niece is just learning to get a bit organized. The most important habit her parents try to teach her is to do things right away. Found something you need in your piano lesson? Put it in …

Using shared libraries with Eclipse RCP

Aug 18, 2012

This post describes an easy – but little known way – to use native libraries (.dlls) with Eclipse RCP. In my current work, I’m shipping an RCP application that interacts directly with hardware …

RAP 1.5: the Workbench and the New Default Theme

Samy Abou Shama
Aug 16, 2012

Last month I wrote a post on the new look and feel of e4 and helped all those to revert to the old style that did not like the new theme: Eclipse 4 Theme - ‘New’ vs ‘Classic’. This time I am writing …

The future of GWT?

Jochen Krause
Aug 15, 2012

Last month I was researching options for writing multi-platform mobile apps in Java. Beside our own framework Tabris the Google Web Toolkit is an obvious option. When I started to dig a little deeper …