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Aslam Khan04/07/08
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Is There a Place for OSGi in Enterprise Application Development? (Part 2)

In part 1, Aslam Khan, technical director of PBT Group, introduced us to OSGi. Today, in the final part, he completes his argument about OSGi's applicability in the enteprise.

David Kyle04/05/08
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Dynamic Context Help

I admit that I've passed over this user assistance feature for the last few years. My reasons: it's fluff, the documentation is vague, and no one will use it. I couldn't have been more wrong.

James Sugrue04/04/08
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Why The Eclipse IDE Is Not At A Crossroads

After reading Paul Krill's article on InfoWorld about Eclipse IDE At A Crossroads, I have to disagree with some of the main points made. Paring down the Eclipse projects is a totally different thing to dropping features in the IDE. The JDT is one of the most...

chander prakash04/04/08
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Tips and Tricks for Debugging in Eclipse

educational portal mbbs in india In this article I will describe some tips and tricks for debugging your applications in Eclipse. I will cover the debug details formatter, breakpoints on classes only, as well as how to display all references and instances of...

Axel Rauschmayer04/03/08
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Eclipse 4 Wishes: Simplification First, Then Innovation

Having just read the blog post "The Road to Eclipse 4", I've remembered comments that I've made to an Eclipse bug report. I'm repeating them here, slightly edited, so that I don't lose them.

Zviki Cohen04/03/08
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Too Many Tabs? Go Vertical!

If you're a bit like me, you now have about 20 tabs open in your browser. Let's not go into the psychological reasons for that, but it probably have something to do with a very short attention span.

chander prakash04/03/08
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Eclipse Features With Hotkey Combinations

Using Eclipse with hotkey combinations can be like playing a video game. Mortal Combat particularly comes to mind. To be good at Mortal Combat, you must memorize a slew of game-pad sequences. For example, to perform the Sub-Zero Skeleton Rip on your enemy,...

Irina Megorskaya04/02/08
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IntelliJ IDEA Keeps Eclipse Projects in Sync - Part II

In the previous post we have discussed the basic integration between IntelliJ IDEA and Eclipse. What is most important, is the ability to keep the project structure synchronized between both IDEs. Now, we have a project already imported. What shall we do...

Aslam Khan03/31/08
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Is There a Place for OSGi in Enterprise Application Development? (Part 1)

In this two-part article, Aslam Khan, technical director of PBT Group, a software consultancy based in South Africa, introduces you to OSGi and discusses its relevance specifically in the context of the enterprise. What is the exact problem domain of OSGi in...

Amit Saha03/30/08
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How to Continue Working with Eclipse C Projects in NetBeans IDE

Is it possible to continue working with C projects created with Eclipse in NetBeans IDE? The answer is: "Yes!"

Irina Megorskaya03/27/08
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IntelliJ IDEA Keeps Eclipse Projects in Sync

IntelliJ IDEA provided Eclipse integration for quite a long time, but with the version 7.0 this integration became really seamless, enabling you to pull an Eclipse project into IntelliJ IDEA in just one click, or flexibly configure import options. Which is...

James Sugrue03/27/08
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Impressions of EclipseCon 2008

Wayne Beaton, Christian Dupuis and Lynn Gayowski share their thoughts about the best moments of EclipseCon 2008. It was the strongest conference yet with some key announcements that have set us up for an interesting future with Eclipse. I'd be really...

Nitin Bharti03/26/08
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Understanding eBay's plug-in Architecture

My girlfriend is an avid eBay shopper, buying everything from fine perfumes to accessories for her iPod. The other day I asked her if she was ever curious about the underlying technology supporting such a massive eCommerce site. It turns out that she is only...

James Sugrue03/26/08
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Eclipse for Biochemistry - Bioclipse

It struck me that the applications based on the Eclipse platform are covering a wider range as time goes on. No doubt the focus on Equinox will broaden the scope of Eclipse applications even further, but on the desktop as a plain RCP application,...

James Sugrue03/25/08
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What Would You Add to Eclipse 4.0?

Eclipse 4.0 was covered last Wednesday at an interesting presentation during EclipseCon. The core principles behind Eclipse 4.0 will be web enablement, and decreasing complexity. However, it will be a lot more than just bringing RCP to the web, which the...