Announcements

Thursday, December 8, 2005, 11:00 am PT/2:00 pm ET, Duration: 60 minutes

Overview

The Rich Client Platform (RCP) allows you to build Java applications that can compete with native applications on any platform. Part 1 of the tutorial introduced you to the platform and the steps used to build the smallest possible RCP program. In part 2 we'll look at what we did in more detail and introduce some of the configuration classes that let you take control of much of the layout and functionality of an RCP application. This part has been updated for Eclipse 3.1.

The Eclipse Test & Performance Tools Platform (TPTP) Project was selected as a finalist for the 2005 Testers Choice award in the "Java Test & Performance" category. Also, a TPTP-based tool, IBM Rational Performance Tester, was selected as a finalist in the "Load/Performance Test Tools" category.

Eclipse RCP is the core runtime environment of the Eclipse tooling platform. It includes the Eclipse plug-in model, the GUI components and frameworks that enable the native platform look and feel, a mechanism for dynamically updating plug-ins and much more. Using these, developers can take advantage of the open source Eclipse technology to deliver applications that provide rich, well integrated user experiences.

Join us in Antwerp at the Plug-In Bazaar and Eclipse in Action December 12th and 13th!

The Eclipse Foundation today announced the keynote speakers for its third annual community conference, EclipseCon 2006. The show brings together the Eclipse community to share and learn new techniques, ideas and technologies, as well as provide information about the latest developments and future plans of the Eclipse projects. The conference will be held March 20-23, 2006 at the Santa Clara Convention Center.

The first 200 EclipseCon Passport registrations will receive a complimentary copy of McAffer and Lemieux's book Eclipse Rich Client Platform

The Eclipse Foundation announced today that Ralph Mueller has joined the Eclipse Foundation as Director, Eclipse Ecosystem - Europe.

Zend has become a Strategic Developer Member of the Eclipse Foundation. Andi Gutmans, vice president of technlogy at Zend will take a seat on the Eclipse Board of Directors. Read the press release !

The Eclipse Foundation is pleased to announce that Ward Cunningham is joining the staff of the Eclipse Foundation.

McAffer and Lemieux on RCP, Judd and Shittu on Eclipse JST, Daum on RCP and Eclipse 3.1 and Burnette on the Eclipse IDE !

Congratulations on taking the plunge and writing an open source plug-in for the Eclipse platform. SourceForge.net can provide a good home your plug-in, but information on how best to set up an Eclipse project there is sparse. This article is an introduction to SourceForge for the Eclipse developer. You will learn the features available to the SourceForge.net open source developer community and be guided through the process, from creating a SourceForge project to hosting your Eclipse Update site.