Cloud Dev Tools

Why Extending GitHub Copilot in VS Code May Not Be the Best Fit for Your AI-Native Development Tool

Tuesday, July 29, 2025 - 10:48 by Thomas Froment
When organizations plan to build a new tool or IDE today, AI integration is almost always a key requirement from day one. The success of GitHub #Copilot in #VSCode has naturally created a strong desire to offer similar experiences, such as code completion, terminal help, commit message generation, and AI...

The AI-powered Theia IDE: Open Source Developer Tools in the AI Era

Tuesday, March 25, 2025 - 05:57 by Thomas Froment
AI in software development is generating a wide range of reactions. Some predict it will replace developers entirely. Others argue current tools are overhyped and provide limited real-world value. Reality, as often, likely lies somewhere in the middle. For those who have experimented with integrating AI into their development workflows...

Why Eclipse Open Source Development Tooling Matters at Embedded World 2025

Tuesday, March 4, 2025 - 13:21 by Thomas Froment
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. For years, Eclipse IDE & platform (RCP) based development tools have played a pivotal role in the embedded systems...

Eclipse Cloud DevTools Contributor Award: Improving the Migration Guide for Eclipse Theia

Monday, December 13, 2021 - 07:12 by Brian King
The Eclipse Cloud Developer Tools contributor award this month goes to Evolved Binary for improving the migration guide and process for Eclipse Theia. As representatives, we want to acknowledge Charafeddine Cheraa, Duncan Paterson and Adam Retter. Congratulations and thanks for your contributions! Let us look at the details of this...

Moving Embedded Software Development Tools Into the Cloud

Tuesday, November 2, 2021 - 08:11 by Brian King
In this article, we introduce the embedded special interest group (embedded SIG), hosted by the Eclipse Foundation. The embedded SIG is an open collaboration of embedded vendors and service providers, with the goal of strengthening the open source ecosystem for building web- and cloud-based tools used for embedded development. The...

7 Talks About Tools You Won’t Want to Miss at EclipseCon 2020

Monday, August 31, 2020 - 10:55 by Brian King
With EclipseCon 2020 just a few weeks away, we’re taking a closer look at sessions about web and desktop tools and IDEs. This conference track takes us back to our roots — the Eclipse IDE — and into the next generations of IDE platforms, tools, and technologies. With numerous sessions...