Open VSX and software sovereignty in the era of AI-driven developer tools
Extension marketplaces have quietly become one of the most strategic control points in modern developer tooling. As editors and IDEs...
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The story of modernising the Eclipse Platform and IDE
Initiative 31 Final Report: proving an OS-agnostic future for SWT The Eclipse Platform has been powering the Eclipse IDE and...
Open, Extensible, and AI-Ready: A Look Back at Eclipse Developer Tooling in 2025
As we reach the end of 2025, I find myself looking back not just at milestones, but at momentum. Twelve...
Why Cursor, Windsurf and co fork VS Code, but shouldn't
Forking VS Code gets you to market fast. Building on a platform gets you a product that lasts. Eclipse Theia...
From Students to Eclipse IDE Contributors: Growing the Next Generation of Committers
Over the summer, students from the Computing Talent Initiative partnered with CodeDay to contribute to the Eclipse IDE. For many...
TheiaCon 2025 CFP: Bring Your Deep Dives on Eclipse Theia, Theia IDE & Theia AI
Closed, proprietary AI stacks are reshaping developer tools: often at the expense of transparency, portability, and control. Eclipse Theia takes...
When “Open” Isn’t Open Enough: Rethinking Trust in Dev Tools
The rise of AI is redefining the development tools landscape, fast. It’s no longer just better code navigation or debuggers...
The AI-powered Theia IDE: Open Source Developer Tools in the AI Era
AI in software development is generating a wide range of reactions. Some predict it will replace developers entirely. Others argue...
Ctrl+1 in the Eclipse XML Editor
The XML Editor is included in several of the Eclipse IDE downloads. It has two view modes: in design mode...
Eclipse N!
The Eclipse Planning Council—with help from the community—is trying to sort out the name for our eleventh named simultaneous release...