Eclipse Tools

From Students to Eclipse IDE Contributors: Growing the Next Generation of Committers

Wednesday, August 27, 2025 - 09:15 by Thomas Froment
Over the summer, students from the Computing Talent Initiative partnered with CodeDay to contribute to the Eclipse IDE. For many, this was their very first experience working on a large-scale open source project. Their contributions, reflections, and persistence show how mentorship and community support can transform curiosity into impact. This...

When “Open” Isn’t Open Enough: Rethinking Trust in Dev Tools

Tuesday, May 6, 2025 - 13:00 by Thomas Froment
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...

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...