Eclipse News

CA taps Eclipse for universal GUI

Wednesday, August 12, 2009 - 10:19 by EclipseWeb Web
CA has released a new Eclipse-based GUI that it says makes it easier to test and debug applications on the mainframe. The new GUI, released today, maintains all the features from the green screen, and it helps developers reuse existing mainframe application code to speed development time, the company said.

REVIEW: Eclipse 3.5's Many New Features Work Together to Make Developers More Productive

Wednesday, August 5, 2009 - 17:39 by EclipseWeb Web
eWEEK Labs finds Eclipse has greatly matured from its early, much slower days. Today, the application development platform can aptly be described as powerful and feature-rich.

The recent 3.5 release of Eclipse, code-named Galileo, brings loads of new features that will help developers become even more productive

A first look at Eclipse 4

Wednesday, August 5, 2009 - 10:43 by EclipseWeb Web
As is already indicated by version 0.9, which has just been released, Eclipse 4 will incorporate several familiar web technologies and put them to new uses.

The Eclipse development environment has become a very popular open source project. A flexible software tool kit, Eclipse can integrate the products of several vendors as plug-ins, for example for modelling, development and software tests; for some time now, Eclipse hasn't just been about Java.

Oracle Enterprise Pack for Eclipse 11gR1 released on Eclipse 3.5 and 3.4

Wednesday, August 5, 2009 - 10:43 by EclipseWeb Web
Oracle Enterprise Pack for Eclipse (OEPE), the #1 free development environment for Oracle WebLogic Server, is now available on new brand new Eclipse 3.5, as well as 3.4. This release introduces new tools for Oracle WebLogic Server, easier WebLogic / EclipseLink configuration, and new WebLogic JAX-WS Web Services tools. This free set of certified Eclipse plug-ins is designed to help develop, deploy, debug, and test applications for Oracle WebLogic Server and Oracle Database. It installs as a plug-in to your existing Eclipse, or will install Eclipse for you.

The Java GUI Testing Tool Squish Supports New Eclipse "Galileo" 3.5

Wednesday, August 5, 2009 - 10:42 by EclipseWeb Web
froglogic GmbH today announced support for automated testing of Java Rich Client Platform (RCP) applications based on the new Eclipse 3.5 release code named Galileo.

Squish for Java is a leading functional GUI and regression testing tool enabling the creation and execution of automated GUI tests for Java SWT/RCP and AWT/Swing applications.

RIM Introduces New BlackBerry Tools for Web Developers

Thursday, July 30, 2009 - 09:53 by EclipseWeb Web
Research In Motion (RIM) today announced new and enhanced tools for developing web applications for BlackBerry® smartphones. The tools include the new BlackBerry® Web Development Plug-in for Eclipse and the BlackBerry® Plug-in for Microsoft Visual Studio version 1.2. These tools are part of a complete portfolio of BlackBerry® developer tools for web and Java development and a rich set of APIs that enable developers to easily create a wide variety of mobile applications that connect BlackBerry® smartphone users to the information they care about.

Eclipse Insurance Day

Monday, July 27, 2009 - 13:00 by EclipseWeb Web

Eclipse Insurance Day is being held in Cologne, Germany on September 30, 2009. This full-day event will provide an opportunity for insurance experts, IT managers and software architects to exchange experiences, get an overview of the options Eclipse is offering for insurance applications, and learn how to leverage Eclipse technology and the Eclipse community.

GUIdancer 3.1 released

Monday, July 27, 2009 - 10:46 by EclipseWeb Web
Version 3.1 of GUIdancer is now available for download. As well adding support for the testing of GEF (Graphical Editing Framework) components, the new version is available for MAC OSX as a beta, and is compatible with Eclipse 3.5.

Increased platform and application support are not the only areas where the Eclipse-based test tool has been expanded. GUIdancer's efficient keyword-driven approach has also been extended to improve the testing of dynamic tables.

Eclipse goes Automotive

Thursday, July 16, 2009 - 10:31 by EclipseWeb Web
Unter dem Dach der Open Source Community Eclipse Foundation arbeiten seit Februar namhafte OEMs, Zulieferer und Toolanbieter der Autobranche innerhalb der Eclipse Automotive Industry Working Group zusammen. Ziel ist es, nach dem unternehmensspezifischen Einsatz der Open-Source-Plattform Eclipse den nächsten Schritt zu einer offenen, gemeinsamen Lösung für die Branche bei Entwicklungs-Prozessen und -Werkzeugen zu gehen.

Visual Rules Enterprise Platform 4.5: Available now

Wednesday, July 8, 2009 - 15:55 by EclipseWeb Web
Visual Rules is a Business Rules Management Platform that enables the efficient management of business rules. It comprises rule modeling, simulation, testing, integration and deployment, including monitoring and rule maintenance.

Eclipse Summit India 2009 to be held in Bangalore on 17th & 18th July 2009

Wednesday, July 8, 2009 - 15:54 by EclipseWeb Web
Brought to you by Saltmarch Media, producers of the hugely successful Great Indian Developer Summit, in association with India's pioneering and foremost group of Eclipse intelligentsia, ANCiT Consulting, Eclipse India Summit 2009 will feature four core tracks that hold relevance, immediacy and impact for the Eclipse ecosystem in India. Sessions, Keynotes and Workshops on GEF & Zest, Plugin Development, EMF, RCP, eRCP and RAP, BIRT, Testing, OSGI/Equinox, Design Patterns, and more.

Galileo, Galileo, Galileo! Congratulations Eclipse!

Thursday, June 25, 2009 - 13:24 by EclipseWeb Web
Ab heute Nachmittag, ca. 15 Uhr mitteleuropäischer Zeit, steht die lang erwartete Eclipse 3.5 Version Galileo zum Download auf eclipse.org bereit! Grund genug auch für die JAXenter-Redaktion, die den Galileo-Release-Zyklus über die letzten Monate hinweg journalistisch begleiten durfte, die Sektkorken knallen zu lassen und ein wenig mitzufeiern! Und so präsentieren wir uns in den nächsten Tagen ganz im festlichen Galileo-Gewand! Herzlichen Glückwunsch an alle Entwickler, die an den 33 Projekten der Eclipse-Galileo-Version mitgearbeitet haben!

Eclipse Galileo Pulsar - A First Look At Mobile Eclipse

Thursday, June 25, 2009 - 12:32 by EclipseWeb Web
The brand new build I am referring to is entitled Pulsar and is squarely focused for mobile Java developers. Pulsar however, is a lot more then just a new part of the release train of Galileo but, an effort to simplify mobile application development for different mobile platforms. You can read more about this in this DeveloperWorld article.

Eclipse worms into Apple Cocoa, iPhone

Thursday, June 25, 2009 - 12:21 by EclipseWeb Web
Apple Macs, iPhones, and other mobile devices are being pulled into the open-source tools universe of Eclipse, a group whose genesis can be traced to enterprise Java and C/C++.
The project today released Eclipse 3.5, codenamed Galileo, which wraps 33 projects in an integrated release. For the first time, the bundle can be downloaded for development of Cocoa Mac applications destined for deployment on 32-bit and 64-bit Apple systems.

Eclipse Galileo shoots for the stars

Wednesday, June 24, 2009 - 15:02 by EclipseWeb Web
News out today that the Eclipse community has delivered Galileo. The 2009 Eclipse release train is made up of 24 million lines of code across 33 projects, with contributions from 380 committers and 44 companies participating.
As a product manager, I must say this is a pretty impressive accomplishment by the Eclipse Foundation and everyone involved with Eclipse. Well done!