Building a custom IDE or tool is a complex challenge, but with the right strategy, you can avoid common pitfalls and maximize efficiency. This article outlines key high-level considerations—from defining your purpose to selecting the right foundation and AI strategy—helping you stay focused on what really matters.
Looking to build AI-powered tools or IDEs with full control over AI models, integrations, and user experience? Theia AI is an open framework that simplifies AI integration, enabling you to create AI-native solutions without vendor lock-in—discover how it transforms tool development in our latest article! 🚀
Want full control over AI-assisted coding? The AI-powered Theia IDE lets you integrate any AI model, customize prompts, and maintain full transparency over AI interactions—no vendor lock-in, no black-box decisions. Discover how Theia IDE puts you in charge of AI-driven development!
Dear friends and users,
The openPASS Working Group is delighted and proud to announce the official release of opSimulation version 1.2.0.
Having originated from a single simulation platform, with the first major release v1.0, we have evolved into a modular ecosystem. The latest version of the main component in this ecosystem (opSimulation) is now available in its version v.1.2.0.
As part of our series of short interviews with the most active Eclipse SDV committers, we sat down with Kerstin Keller, maintainer of Eclipse eCAL, to find out how she discovered the world of automotive coding and how open source has enhanced her professional journey.
Featuring improved C/C++ development tooling and the latest Java support, download the latest Eclipse IDE release today.
What if your IDE or tool could handle tedious tasks for you? With Theia AI and the Model Context Protocol (MCP), you can create custom AI agents to automate workflows—whether it’s managing Git, coding, generating reports, or anything else you need. This article shows how easy it is to set up AI-driven automation even integrating external systems in minutes. Ready to boost your productivity?
Meet Theia Coder, an open and transparent AI coding assistant seamlessly integrated into the AI-powered Theia IDE. Unlike proprietary tools, it gives you full control over AI-generated code, allowing you to review, modify, and tailor its behavior to fit your workflow—experience AI-assisted development on your terms! 🚀
The results from over 170 respondents left us with a number of important takeaways about the adoption of enterprise Java technologies, developer priorities, and more. Here are the key findings.
Eclipse Theia 1.59 has been released, featuring 95 improvements, including AI-powered chat context management, enhancements to Theia Coder for intelligent code modifications, expanded LLM compatibility, and updates to the Model Context Protocol (MCP). Notably, Theia IDE now integrates AI-assisted development tools more seamlessly, with improved agent interactions, logging APIs, and dev container support.
Discover how Theia AI and the AI-powered Theia IDE give you full control over AI models—no vendor lock-in, complete flexibility, and future-proof AI integration. Whether you're using cloud-based, self-hosted, or local LLMs, Theia adapts to your needs. Read the full article to see why this matters! 🚀
Join us at Embedded World 2025, on 11-13 March 2025, to explore how the Open Regulatory Compliance is helping the embedded community navigate the CRA and other emerging regulations.
If you plan to attend Embedded World 2025 Conference from March 11-13, 2025, don’t miss the opportunity to engage with the Eclipse Foundation and the Eclipse Open Source Development Tooling ecosystem.
Are you attending Embedded World Exhibition & Conference from 11-13 March 2025? If so, stop by our booth 4-554 in hall 4!
Explore Eclipse Symphony, Eclipse ThreadX, and more in the latest Community Newsletter.
The Open Regulatory Compliance WG has created new resources on GitHub for those who are just getting started or who want to learn how to contribute. We hosted our first workshop in Brussels, joined the EU Open Source Policy Summit and attended the first CRA Expert Group meeting, had multiple community members present during FOSDEM, and developed a deliverables plan that better defines next steps and how others can contribute.
JCON EUROPE 2025, taking place from 12-15 May 2025, at the Cinedom Multiplex Cinema in Cologne, is one of the biggest international Java community conferences in Germany. This year marks the 30-year anniversary of Java and a decade of JCON.
The article describes the journey of creating a multi-agent platform, a Language Model Operating System (LMOS), which was developed to solve the challenge of deploying LLM-powered applications for highly distributed scenarios with localised constraints.
We are excited to announce the Public Preview of GitHub Copilot for Eclipse. As part of the broader GitHub Copilot family, which enhances productivity in various IDEs, this latest integration ensures that developers using Eclipse can benefit from AI-assisted coding like never before.
The Biscuit project is designed to be the core authorization component in large-scale distributed systems. As such, it needs to be stable, safe, but it also became apparent that it should provide assurances for users that it will be supported for a long time, with a clear governance.