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Xtend 2.4 Adds Active Annotations, Android Support and More
Xtend is a statically compiled programming language for the JVM but which has type inference to reduce boilerplate code. The new Xtend 2.4 release adds active annotations, which can be used to generate standard patterns and reduce coding errors, as well as Android support and collection literals. InfoQ caught up with Sven Efftinge to find out what else is new with the Xtend 2.4 release.
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Eclipse Orion 2.0 Now Runs Locally on Node.js
Eclipse Orion 2.0 has been recently released with support for Node.js, Projects, more and improved Shell commands, better JavaScript code assist and performance improvements.
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LocationTech: An Initiative Helping Enterprises Build Location Aware Systems
The Eclipse Foundation has announced LocationTech - a new initiative meant to help enterprises build location aware systems.
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Vert.x Joining Eclipse Foundation
Project founder Tim Fox's choice, the Eclipse Foundation, will be the future home of Vert.x after VMware confirmed that they had no objections to the plan.
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Team Explorer Everywhere Update 1 with Public Workspaces Support
Microsoft released Team Explorer Everywhere Update 1 for Team Foundation Server with Chinese language pack and support for public workspaces.
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SAP's OSGi-Based Java PaaS Achieves Java Enterprise Edition 6 Web Profile Compatibility
SAP AG announced on the 16th December that its NetWeaver Cloud product, a Java-based platform-as-a-service, has achieved Java EE 6 Web Profile Compatibility. NetWeaver Cloud runs on top of OSGi using Eclipse Virgo as the OSGi container. The product includes an Eclipse-based SDK for building, testing, and deploying applications in the cloud.
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Orubase Version 1 with Project Wizard, SQLite and Encryption Support
Syncfusion has announced the availability of Orubase Version 1 which ships with Project Wizard, SQLite and Encryption Support.
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Eclipse Orion: A Browser-based Editor for Web Applications
The Eclipse Foundation has released Orion 1.0, a browser-based editor for web applications written in JavaScript, HTML, and CSS.
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Interview on Scripted, A JavaScript Editor for Local Development from VMware
Scripted is a new browser-based JavaScript code editor which works locally, having the content being served by a Node.js web server. The editor is being developed by VMware based on Eclipse Orion’s editor component. Scripted was created for developers who want to work locally with a simple and lightweight tool instead of a fully blown IDE.
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Eclipse Performance Issues in Juno
In an email thread on Eclipse performance issues in Juno (Eclipse Platform 4.2) Eclipse silver sponsor Cloudsmith cofounder Thomas Hallgren has kicked off a flurry of dialog. Hallgren, an active committer on the Eclipse b3 project, says that after switching back from version 4.2 to version 3.8: "I was stunned by the performance improvement after the switch. The 3.8 platform is much MUCH faster"
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Oracle Launches Free Version of Application Development Framework
Oracle has today made a free, cut-down version of their Java EE based Application Development Framework (ADF) available for download through the Oracle Technology Network.
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Agile 2012 Session: Agile Alliance Functional Testing Tools Workshop
The Agile Alliance Functional Testing Tools (AA-FTT) workshop was held on the day before the Agile 2012 conference in Dallas, Texas. Run as an open space, the session was open to anyone interested in talking about the future of functional testing tools and beyond.
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Eclipse Code Recommenders Proposes Code Based On Bayesian Networks
As part of the Eclipse Juno release, a new project, Eclipse Code recommenders joins the train. The idea of the code recommenders is to adjust and filter the set of proposals given when the code proposal key sequence is triggered. The proposals are suggested based on probabilities of using those methods in the current context. Read on for more.
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Xtend Extends Java
Together with the release of Eclipse Juno, the Eclipse Foundation is proud to announce the release of Xtend 1.0, a Java-compatible language with lambdas and yet full compatibility with the Java runtime.
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Eclipse Juno Brings Eclipse 4 as Standard
Today, the Eclipse Foundation announced the release of Eclipse Juno, the ninth annual simultaneous release train including over 70 projects and for the first time the Eclipse 4 platform in the standard packages. Read on to find out what's new and noteworthy.