I’m always on the lookout for Eclipse Rich Client Platform applications that push boundaries. RCP is much too often associated with the Eclipse IDE itself, and this leads us to think that RCP applications need to be IDE-like. But there are many more uses to which RCP can be put, and I think we’re still… Continue reading Making Music with Eclipse RCP
Blog
Perspective Layouts – Programmatic vs Declarative
One issue that developers new to RCP face is whether to add UI elements programmatically or declaratively. In my experience, most initially choose the programmatic approach because it seems more familiar. You know, why mess with extension points when you can just code it up and be done with it. But it’s almost always better… Continue reading Perspective Layouts – Programmatic vs Declarative
What a month!
I haven’t been posting much as I’ve been buried with work lately. Considering the state of the economy, I guess I should feel lucky! I hope to get back to posting more now that things have calmed down. Also, I wanted to apologize to anyone who was hoping to attend my Eclipse World presentations in… Continue reading What a month!
What I’ll be attending at Eclipse World
Tomorrow I head to Eclipse World and after doing so much training I’m really looking forward to sitting and listening to others for a change! I am going to be doing a few presentations at the conference, but in this post I wanted to focus on what I’ll be attending next week. Converting Your Applications… Continue reading What I’ll be attending at Eclipse World
Public RCP Quickstart course in Washington DC area
I try to keep marketing posts to a minimum on this blog (I think this is my first one…), but I’m excited to say I’m going to be offering my first public RCP Quickstart course in early November. I often get requests for RCP training from smaller groups of developers and up to this point… Continue reading Public RCP Quickstart course in Washington DC area
Creating a good presentation
We all like to attend conferences and most people like the idea of presenting at one. But when the excitement of your submission acceptance fades, many of us sit down to face an empty PowerPoint deck and wonder where to start. Creating an effective presentation is a difficult task and it’s made even more difficult… Continue reading Creating a good presentation
Using Clover with PDE Build
In a previous post I mentioned that I had not yet found a way to use Clover to perform coverage analysis when running PDE Build and the Eclipse Testing Framework. A very kind reader (thanks Nihal!) has posted a comment outlining how to get this combo running. I have to tell you, the solution is… Continue reading Using Clover with PDE Build
How to brand Eclipse RCP?
In response to my last post on Eclipse RCP Trends, Chris Aniszczyk commented: Deep down inside… I think it’s a marketing issue… we have done a poor job marketing RCP in my opinion. We have brand confusion that when people hear Eclipse still they think IDE, not a rich client platform. It’s my hope that with the… Continue reading How to brand Eclipse RCP?
Eclipse RCP Trends
I’ve been having some fun today with Google Insights for Search, and of course my first thought was to examine trends relating to the Eclipse Rich Client Platform. And what did I find? Here is a chart showing historical data beginning in 2004 for the search “eclipse rcp”. First, this is just awesome data! You can… Continue reading Eclipse RCP Trends
Updated PDE Build and Test Example
I’ve just spent some time updating my example showing how to set up PDE Build and the Eclipse Testing Framework. I’ve generally cleaned things up and I’m now creating the test environment in the correct way. As a special bonus, I’ve also thrown in coverage analysis using EMMA. And before people ask, yes I have… Continue reading Updated PDE Build and Test Example