Blog Posts

Check out this screenshot of SWT running the Windows Vista calendar control. I like what they’ve done; clearly Microsoft has done their homework. The best part is that with SWT, you can use this widget today.

Every once in a while, I review the SWT snippets. These are available both through the SWT project website and directly from the CVS server. Today, I updated the project from CVS and started looking through the additions. My usual process is to start with the highest numbered snippet and...

I have to admit that I’m darned excited (though apparently not quite excited enough to unleash a stronger expletive) about the Eclipse Java Persistence Platform ( EclipseLink) project proposal. The name “EclipseLink” is an obvious play on the name “TopLink” which is the name of the Oracle Product from which...

Tod Creasey is a long time (possibly the longest time) committer on the Eclipse platform UI project. In this podcast, Tod discusses the changes that are coming in the platform UI with Eclipse 3.3. You can find the podcast here. On a side note, the music that I include at...

In this Eclipse Developer’s Journal article titled “Ship Happens! Insights From the Eclipse SWT Community”, Joe Winchester interviews SWT developers and a host of others—including SWT committers and contributors—about SWT. It’s an interesting read that gives insight into the design goals of SWT and addresses some persistent myths. You can...

When people register for EclipseCon we ask some ‘optional’ questions to better understand who is attending EclipseCon. Last year I shared the results via my blog, so I thought it might be interesting to do the same this year. About 1000 people took the time to answer the questions, so...

It’s about time that I continued that series I started discussing a rather old blog entry extolling the virtues of Eclipse 2.0 titled “ Ten Reasons to Use Eclipse“. I’m up to reason #4 (If you need to catch up, see reasons 1, 2, 3). #4 – Eclipse is Easy...

Instantiations is making their software available free-of-charge for individuals developing open source software. According to the website, the software can only be used on open source projects; other uses would require that a license be purchased. Instantiations has been part of the Eclipse eco-system from the beginning. I’ve been using...

Naci Dai, Web Tools PMC Member, J2EE Standard Tools ( JST) Project lead, and SOA Tools Platform ( STP) committer, spoke with me about the Web Tools project at EclipseCon 2007. Among other topics, Naci—pictured right with Oisin Hurley of the STP project at EclipseCon 2007—discusses the current state of...

I spoke recently with Alex Blewitt, OSGi Expert and Editor-in-Chief of EclipseZone, and Neil Barlett, OSGi Enthusiast, about OSGi. Neil has recently authored a series of articles on the topic. In this podcast, Neil and Alex talk about how OSGi is being used today and its potential for the future...