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JSDT/Usage
Getting started with JSDT
This page quickly explains how to install and develop JSDT; where to find the learning material; and how to get in touch with the development team.
Install JSDT
You can download the JSDT package from the Eclipse Packages Download Site. Here is the link to the latest released version JSDT Neon R
To contribute to JSDT, please, Setup the Dev Env as explained in the contribution guide, or in this video, and get in touch with us.
Contribute using Oomph
For contributing to JSDT, you should first isntall the 64 bit version of Oomph. Then, launch Oomph in advanced mode, choosing Eclipse IDE for committers as base, and then selecting the JSDT checkbox and finalize the installation. Onche the installer is done, it launches the new Eclipse IDE for JSDT development that, at the first run will perform the initial setup tasks. See this anim gif that shows the install.
As Oomph is a new technology, we suggest to look at the official documentation To learn more about the Oomph .setup for JSDT, you can check the JSDT.setup, perhaps you can try a non standard installation watching the video: Setup the JSDT dev env in 4 minutes, or you can learn more on the setup was created.
JSDT Learning Material
Below you find the material needed to learn how to use JSDT. If you find some issue, please, file a bug report against JSDT.
Videos
Watch the below videos to learn about JSDT 2.0 and its common use cases:
- Neon Series: JSDT 2.0 Webinar, Ilya & Gorkem.
- EclipseCon 2016: JSDT 2.0 Talk, Ilya
- Bower, npm & JSON video on youtube, Ilya
Articles
Read more about JSDT in these articles:
- Eclipse Newsletter: Newcomers on board: Bower, npm & JSON editor!, Ilya
- Eclipse Newsletter: JSDT, meet EcmaScript 2015, Gorkem
- Eclipse Newsletter: Neon and Node.js: A magical friendship!, Adalberto
- Eclipse Newsletter: Next station: Grunt and Gulp Automation!, Ilya
Contacts
For more information about contributing to JSDT or for questions about its internals you have few options:
- subscribe to wtp-dev mailing list and contact wtp-dev@eclipse.org
- chat via IRC on the #eclipse or #eclipse-dev channel
- connect with Eclipse mattermost webtools channel
- ast the WebTools Project forum
- join the JSDT Confcalls