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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.
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Eclipse Community Survey 2012
The Eclipse Community Survey results for 2012 have been published, showing a significant increase of Git over other version control systems. It also highlights that whilst Spring is still widely used, EJBs and OSGi are popular frameworks as well. Finally, the use of Maven seems to be increasing, at least in displacing PDE build.
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Association for Computing Machinery Honours Eclipse
The Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) today announced that Eclipse has been awarded the Software System Award, which is "given to an institution or individuals recognized for developing software systems that have had a lasting influence, reflected in contributions to concepts and/or commercial acceptance.
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Microsoft Announces New Cloud Build for Team Foundation Service
At this week's VS Live conference, Microsoft announced a new Build Service for Team Foundation Service, the Azure-based version of Team Foundation Server. The build service will automatically compile and run unit tests every time files are checked in.
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EclipseCon 2012: Community Award Winners, Eclipse 4 Application Platform, and Orion 1.0
The Eclipse Foundation has announced the winners of the annual Eclipse Community Awards on the opening day EclipseCon 2012. The awards recognize the top individuals, projects and technologies in the Eclipse ecosystem.
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Interview on AIDE, an Android Java IDE Running on Android
AIDE is an IDE running on Android for developing Android applications. This post contains an interview with its creators.
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Gerrit at the Eclipse Foundation
The Eclipse Foundation has made Gerrit available for projects using the Git version control system at https://git.eclipse.org/r/. This allows patches to be sent directly in the form of commits which can be applied to a Git repository, although the Eclipse IP Process needs to be updated to make it widely useful. Read on to find out what this means for Eclipse projects.
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Eclipse Juno and the Future of the Eclipse Platform
Eclipse Juno M5 was released last week, based on the Eclipse 4.2 platform. Although a revolutionary step towards the UI, some are concerned that the Eclipse Platform project needs more resources to be able to complete the transition in time for this Summer's release. Read on to find out more about the Eclipse Juno E4 transition.