Podcast: Discussing EMF with Ed Merks
In this podcast, Ed Merks, Project Lead of the Eclipse Modeling Framework ( EMF) Project, discusses the work being done on the latest release of EMF to support Java 5, along with other EMF topics.
Blog Posts
Contributing Actions to the Eclipse Workbench
The Eclipse Corner Article titled “ Contributing Actions to the Eclipse Workbench” has been updated by Ketan Padegaonkar.
Eclipse Rich Client Platform: Designing, Coding, and Packaging Java Applications in Korean
Yang Seok-Ho has translated Jeff McAffer and Jean-Michel Lemieux’s “Eclipse Rich Client Platform: Designing, Coding, and Packaging Java Applications” into Korean. This book is considered by many to be a must-read resource for anybody building applications using the Eclipse Rich Client Platform ( RCP). You find the translation here. The...
Jiglooin’ a GroupLayout
I’ve been playing with Jigloo this evening. I noticed earlier today that the entry on EPIC for Jigloo claimed support for GroupLayout, so I decided to take a closer look. The current release version, 3.9.5, supports the org.jdesktop.layout.GroupLayout that you can find as part of the Swing Layout project. As...
Implementing Model Integrity in EMF with MDT OCL
I’ve just posted an update to the article “ Implementing Model Integrity in EMF with MDT OCL” on Eclipse Corner. The article has been updated for EMF 2.3/Java 5.0 and MDT OCL 1.1.
Bring Back the NetBeans Girls
There seems to be some uncertainty regarding a return visit of the NetBeans Girls to EclipseCon 2007. Not to leave things to chance, I thought it might be appropriate to write a petition to Jonathan Schwartz requesting that they attend EclipseCon 2007. If you agree, please ‘sign’ the petition by...
We won him over?
You may recall a post a while back about a new and exciting blog titled “Eclipse Sucks”, hosted by a German post-graduate student Hobel. If you followed his blog, you’d have noticed that it started out very negative of Eclipse, but appeared to get warmer over time. Now the blog...
Building Eclipse Plugins with Maven 2
A new Eclipse Corner article has been published that discusses the use of Maven 2 to build Eclipse Plug-ins. The abstract reads: In a mature and agile development environment, it is vital that the developers are kept productive and that builds are done continuously and dependably. Eclipse is a great...
Importing existing web applications into Eclipse
I’ve been focusing a lot of my attention on Eclipse Web Tools over the past few days. I’ve been looking mostly at how one builds servlets, JSPs, and EJBs using Eclipse Web Tools. I’ve been using Web Tools 2.0M4 (along with its specified prerequisites). Today, I turned my attention to...
EclipseCon Blogger Party
Last year we organized the first EclipseCon Blogger party. Is anyone up for a repeat engagement? I suggest we hold it Sunday, March 4 from 6-8pm. I know some people come in late Sunday night but every other night just seems booked with other parties and BOFs. I will buy...