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The rise of AI is redefining the development tools landscape, fast. It’s no longer just better code navigation or debuggers. Today, IDEs are becoming intelligent assistants, with AI at their core. But with this shift comes new tension: control, ownership, and freedom in developer tools are being challenged in ways...

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...

The XML Editor is included in several of the Eclipse IDE downloads. It has two view modes: in design mode, you can edit your XML as a tree; in source mode, you edit as text. By default, it opens in design mode, which may seem a little weird (I’ve added...

The Eclipse Planning Council—with help from the community—is trying to sort out the name for our eleventh named simultaneous release in 2016. We had some trouble with the first set of names that we selected, and so we’re into the second round. The “Eclipse Lynn” Lobby has significant momentum. We...

How will the developer’s platform change over the next three years? Will you still be using desktop-based development tools? Cloud-based software development options are getting more powerful, but will they completely replace the desktop? For a certain set of developers, cloud-based software development tools will be a natural fit and...