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Spring IDE 2.0 coming soon
The Spring IDE is nearing release of version 2.0 and Rod Johnson has posted an update on their progress. Spring IDE is a set of plugins for Eclipse that provide a GUI for Spring's configuration files. Oracle has also released JDeveloper extensions for Spring development and a NetBeans Spring IDE is also in the works.
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Eclipse Foundation joins JCP, OMG, and OSGi Alliance
Mike Milinkovich, Executive Director of the Eclipse Foundation, has announced that they are joining the Java Community Process. At the same time they are joining the Object Management Group (OMG) and the OSGi Alliance. They're also working towards joining ObjectWeb and OpenAjax.
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Groovy Eclipse Plugin Updated Including Basic Code Completion
The Groovy Eclipse plugin has been updated to make use of Groovy 1.0 and includes basic code completion among its features.
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InfoQ Interview with JBuilder 2007 Product Manager
CodeGear, a division of Borland, recently announced JBuilder 2007, a Java IDE built on Eclipse. InfoQ sat down with Joe McGlynn, product manager at CodeGear to talk about the new release and and transition to an Eclipse based product.
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InfoQ Interview with Mylar Project Lead Mik Kersten
Mylar, the task-focused UI for Eclipse, released version 1.0 recently and InfoQ sat down with Mik Kersten, Project Lead to talk about the release, adoption, and future directions of Mylar.
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BPMN in Eclipse SOA Tools Platform
Intalio has donated a modeling tool that supports the business process management notation (BPMN) to the Eclipse foundation's SOA Tools Platform (STP) project.
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Bringing Eclipse RCP to Cellphones
The embedded Rich Client Platform (eRCP) for Eclipse has recently released version 1.0. eRCP provides many of the same features for J2ME environments that the RCP does for the desktop, including OSGI and extension points, a version of SWT called eSWT, and eUpdate to provide dynamic updates. eRCP attempts to solve some of J2ME's shortcomings.
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Opinion: Use an Eclipse-style Governance Model for Open Source Java
Java Eclipse Foundation Executive Director Mike Milinkovich suggests that a way for Java to be truly free and independent would be to use an Eclipse-style governance model. InfoQ sat down with Milinkovich to futher discuss the idea of an Eclipse governance model for Java and its implcations. Community feedback is welcome.
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Changing the way you work with Mylar
Mylar is an Eclipse plug-in that changes Eclipse into a task focused UI. Mylar lets you define tasks and then it associates information (such as classes, methods, or compilation errors) with it, based on your activities. Mik Kersten, the project lead for Mylar, has recently published a two part article on IBM's developerWorks site.
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BEA Announces WebLogic 9.2 Platform
BEA has announced the completion and delivery of WebLogic Platform 9.2 (Server, Portal, and Integration) that are designed to provide a unified foundation for BEA's SOA 360 platform. Kodo 4.1, Workshop, and Workshop Studio also had new releases. InfoQ summarized the new features in WL Server and Portal.
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Practitioners Adapt Agile to Local Constraints
Some people think they can only be Agile with small, co-located teams and full management support, but most teams aren't that lucky. So, should they should give up on Agile techniques? Scott Ambler's answer is a resounding "No!" His Dr. Dobbs article "Imperfectly Agile: You Too Can Be Agile!" outlines how Agilists overcome common challenges that others use as excuses for not being Agile.
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AspectJ and AJDT Promoted to Eclipse Tools Project
AspectJ and the AJDT (AspectJ Development Tools) projects have now moved from being Technology projects to become Tools projects. AJDT lead Matt Chapman told InfoQ that the move "is a significant milestone in AspectJ's history, and reflects the maturity and popularity of both the language and the Eclipse IDE support."
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Bringing Profiling to Eclipse - The Eclipse Test & Performance Tools Platform
Many developers are unaware that the Eclipse Foundation has had a profiling project, the Eclipse Test & Performance Tools Platform (TPTP), since 2004. TPTP addresses the entire test and performance life cycle, from early testing to production application monitoring, including test editing and execution, monitoring, tracing and profiling, and log analysis capabilities.
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Using the Eclipse IDE to develop Ruby applications
Developers already familiar with Eclipse will appreciate Tabrez Iqbal's guide to tweaking it to work well with Ruby development.
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Industry Use of OSGi Continues to Increase
OSGi is specification of a Java-based framework targeted for use by systems that require long running times, dynamic updates, and minimal disruptions to the running environment. The Eclipse Equinox provides one of many available implementations. Numerous server and desktop applications are also starting to make use of OSGi.