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 industry. More than just an IDE, Eclipse technology powers mission-critical applications in aerospace, automotive, avionics, transportation, healthcare, and industrial automation. Companies across these sectors depend on Eclipse’s robust, extensible, and long-term-supported tooling to develop, maintain, and modernize software that must meet stringent safety and reliability requirements.
A Community-Supported Ecosystem
Today, the Eclipse IDE Working Group is backed by 12 dedicated member organizations that provide funding and technical contributions. A important renovation of the SWT layer is underway, aimed at modernizing the platform while maintaining stability. But sustaining this effort requires broad industry participation. Without stronger engagement from the embedded companies, many of whom will be at Embedded World, the long-term viability of the Eclipse IDE and its platform sustainability is at risk!
If the Eclipse Platform is Important to Your Business, We Need to Talk
If your company depends on Eclipse-based tools and/or platform, now is the time to engage. We need to ensure that:
- Long-term support is secured – Many companies require Eclipse IDE-based tools to be maintained for 5-10+ years
- The ecosystem remains modern and competitive – While modernization efforts are ongoing, sustaining them requires ongoing investment and contributions from industry stakeholders.
- Companies collaborate on shared challenges – Many organizations face similar constraints and requirements. The Eclipse IDE Working Group provides a space for like-minded companies to collectively shape the future of the ecosystem.
Beyond the Eclipse IDE: Exploring the Broader Open Source Ecosystem
The Eclipse Foundation hosts a growing range of projects that are relevant to embedded development. Whether you're at Embedded World or not, take this opportunity to explore:
- Eclipse Langium – A powerful language engineering framework built on web technologies.
- Theia IDE and Theia AI – Theia is a flexible and extensible IDE platform, and Theia AI now supports GPT-4.5-preview by default, providing an Open Source alternative to AI-powered development tools like GitHub Copilot (learn more).
- Open VSX – Is the only open, transparent, vendor neutral registry for hosting VS Code extensions.
Visit Our Booth & Get Involved!
Don’t miss your chance to engage with, whether you're looking to secure your current products & tools, contribute, or adopt open source development tools for embedded software.
So feel free to meet the team at our booth 4-554 in hall 4!: find us at Embedded World 2024. Would you like to schedule an appointment with one of us? Let us know, and we’ll arrange it for you.
