Eclipse Day At Googleplex 2009/Session Abstacts

OSGi for Eclipse Developers

Chris Aniszczyk, Eclipse Source

OSGi has been gaining a lot of popularity in the software industry as of late. As an Eclipse developer, you should be aware that the Eclipse runtime (Equinox) since version 3.0 has been built on top OSGi and you have been writing OSGi bundles. The goal of this talk is to introduce the Eclipse developer to "OSGi-isms" and to answer some of these questions:

• What's the difference between an Eclipse plug-in and an OSGi bundle?
• Is there more than Require-Bundle? Why do all the OSGi guys scream about Import-Package?
• If OSGi is truly dynamic, why does Eclipse ask me to restart everytime I install something?
• What's up with OSGi services, how do they compare to extensions widely used in Eclipse?

Google Plugin for Eclipse: Not Just for Newbies Anymore

Miguel Méndez, Google

The Google Plugin for Eclipse is the fast-lane to developing with the Google Web Toolkit and App Engine for Java. But just because it makes it easy for newbies doesn't mean that it ignores power users. Miguel will discuss how the plugin satisfies these two groups while sharing the lessons learned during its creation.

Features, Deployment and Support in the Enterprise: Lessons from Google

Terry Parker, Google & Robert Konigsberg, Google

Providing Eclipse tools to thousands of engineers at Google is a satisfying job, but it's not always easy. In the last two years Eclipse has gone from being a tool supported by enthusiasts in their spare time to one supported by a team mandated to make engineers' lives better. We will talk about the plug-ins we've written and processes we've established to provide features, enterprise deployment and support, and even share some of the pitfalls discovered along the way.

Developing for Android with Eclipe

Xavier Ducrohet, Google

Eclipse is the recommended way to develop applications for Android. The Android SDK comes with an official set of Eclipse plug-ins called the Android Development Tools (ADT). ADT provides features such as custom builders, advanced editors for Android XML files, debugging on emulators and devices, and on-device testing.

This talk will show how to use ADT alongside the Android SDK to create, debug, profile and publish Android applications.