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Integrate the Jad Decompiler Plug-in into Eclipse

Follow this complete step-by-step guide to integrate the Jad decompiler into Eclipse. Along the way, you"ll find out what makes this particular Java decompiler such a handy addition to the developer"s toolkit.

Eclipse | Friday, 21 November 2008

Discover the Eclipse Modeling Framework (EMF) and Its Dynamic Capabilities

Given a model, EMF can generate Java source code that will allow you to create, query, update, serialize, deserialize, validate, and track changes to instances of your models. EMF provides an efficient reflective API and allows you to work with dynamic, non-generated, models.

Eclipse | Monday, 27 October 2008

Dynamic Scripting Lands in Europa: A Profile of Eclipse Monkey

Bring the power of JavaScript into your Eclipse workspace and learn how to make the most of it.

Eclipse | Sunday, 14 September 2008

Create Mobile Applications with IBM Forms for Mobile Devices

The power of Web forms has brought no-code solutions to data management applications. Find out how a new preview technology from IBM alphaWorks helps you extend data management apps into the mobile arena.

Eclipse | Wednesday, 27 August 2008

Maintain Better Coding Standards with Ease Using Checkstyle

Coding standards are a time-honored and widely respected programming best practice. However, they are not always easy to put into action. Find out how Checkstyle can help you define and enforce a set of coding standards and promote good and consistent programming habits across your team.

Eclipse | Wednesday, 28 May 2008

Divided Loyalty: Create Plugins that Work in Eclipse and NetBeans

One of the benefits of today"s open source IDEs is that anyone can design a tool that plugs in to the IDE using an API, but Eclipse and NetBeans each uses a different API. This article will show you how to make your tool plug in to both environments with the least amount of coding work.

Eclipse | Sunday, 18 May 2008

WindowBuilder Pro: Advanced Java GUI Creation in Eclipse

Want to build Java user interfaces without drowning in the minutia of the Java GUI libraries? WindowBuilder Pro may be the tool for you. Learn all about this Eclipse plug-in as Jason Morris puts it to the test.

Eclipse | Wednesday, 26 March 2008

Build Faster with This Turnkey SWT Project Template

You can build small and medium-sized Java applications faster than you ever dreamed using this complete, out-of-the-box, downloadable project template. With menus and standard UI widgets built in, you"ll soon be in point-and-click bliss.

Eclipse | Tuesday, 18 March 2008

Setting Up JBoss Tools for Seam Application Development

The Seam Web Framework joins the worlds of JavaServer Faces and EJB 3.0, and JBoss Tools is a suite of Eclipse plugins that make developing Seam applications easy and productive.

Eclipse | Thursday, 31 January 2008

Java in Play

What does $2 billion buy? A lot of opportunities, and all the best ones involve Java directly. Sun"s calling the shotsâ€”just as it should beâ€”but its newfound friendship with Microsoft makes IBM"s hopes for open source Java more "bonky" than ever.

Eclipse | Wednesday, 16 January 2008

Opinion: Eclipse Fails to Meet the Enterprise Java Developer"s Needs

This one-time Eclipse developer who"s tried a variety of Java IDEs over the years now believes Eclipse is a functionally handicapped IDE that"s languishing under the influence of commercial interests.

Eclipse | Monday, 22 October 2007

Eclipse Callisto Project Profile: Web Tools Platform

The Web Tools Platform (WTP) is a powerful set of Eclipse add-ons that make Web application development with Eclipse easier and faster. Take a look under the hood and see how it can help you.

Eclipse | Wednesday, 19 September 2007

JBoss Meets Eclipse: Introducing the JBoss-IDE

The wildly popular J2EE application server goes from full steam to mainstream with a GUI-based IDE that plugs into the Eclipse development framework.

Eclipse | Thursday, 26 July 2007

Eclipse: The Last IDE You"ll Ever Need?

Judging by its initial popularity with developers and its ongoing focus on extensibility, Eclipse may indeed be the last IDE. But where does that leave the tools vendors? Will innovation or decimation follow from the triumph of Eclipse?

Eclipse | Friday, 29 June 2007

Getting Started with Android Development Using Eclipse

While the latest version of the Android SDK contains many new bells and whistles, it also contains some breaking changes. This series helps you explore the new SDK, starting with this introductory tutorial.

Eclipse | Friday, 27 April 2007

Getting Tidy with Eclipse

Eclipse"s extensibility makes it the perfect collaborator. Learn how to build custom views in Eclipse that integrate with other useful public libraries. For example, in this article, you"ll learn how to create a split pane view in Eclipse that cleans malformed HTML files using JTidy.

Eclipse | Tuesday, 17 April 2007

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