Difference between revisions of "E4"

Introduction

'e4' is the incubator code name for the next major version of the Eclipse platform, 4.0. Topics being investigated include declarative UIs (CSS, etc.), scripting (Javascript and others), flexible resource models, plugins implemented in other languages, and DOM driven RESTful architectures.

Project Proposal

A draft project proposal for a new e4 project has been posted as a wiki page. Those who intend on participating in e4 should feel free to edit the proposal. In particular, please add a subsection under Additional Details of Work Areas briefly describing the area you intend to contribute to.

Background Information

• EclipseCon 2008 Eclipse 4.0 talk slide deck
• EclipseCon 2008 The Future of SWT talk slide deck
• notes from the e4 BoF
• How to run the demos
• bug 200097 is the bugzilla plan item for creating an Eclipse 4.0 Plan
• E4 Wishlist
• Constructive criticism of E4: [1], [2]
• The Future of RCP

Communication Channels

• e4 mailing list
• #eclipse-e4 on irc.freenode.net - logs (Note: there was a conversation on modeling the first day the channel was operational. Unfortunately the logging mechanism was not in place at this time. A transcript of this conversation can be found here).

Ongoing Work

• Declarative UI roundup
• Work Areas
• E4 Committer Resources

Past Work

• Summit on e4 to be held in Ottawa, May 22nd and 23rd, 2008