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Eclipse Introduction CN
Eclipse 可以用以下词汇来描述：Java IDE，IDE 框架，工具框架，应用框架，开源项目，社团，生态系，基金会。
Contents
A Java IDE
- Widely regarded as the Java development environment
- With all the bells and whistles…
- Language-aware editors, views, …
- Refactoring support
- Integrated unit testing and debugging
- Incremental compilation and build
- Team development support
- Out of the box support for CVS
- …
An IDE Framework
- Eclipse + JDT = Java IDE
- First class framework for Java
- Language aware editor
- Incremental build
- Integrated debugging
- Eclipse + CDT = C/C++ IDE
- First class framework for C/C++
- Language aware editor
- Refactoring, search
- Eclipse + PHP = PHP IDE
- Eclipse + JDT + CDT + PHP = Java, C/C++, PHP IDE
- …
A Tools Framework
- Extensibility through OSGi implementation
- Plug-ins make Eclipse whatever you need it to be
- Focus on developing a universal platform of frameworks and exemplary tools
- Tools extend the Eclipse platform using plug-ins
- Business Intelligence and Reporting Tools (BIRT)
- Eclipse Communications Framework (ECF)
- Web Tools Project (WTP)
- Eclipse Modelling Framework (EMF)
- Graphical Editing Framework (GEF)
- Test and Performance Tooling Project (TPTP)
An Application Framework
- Remove the IDE elements, Java language support, team development support, … and you’re left with a pretty comprehensive general application framework
- Support for multiple platforms
- Linux, Windows, Mac OSX, UNIX, embedded
- Rich widget set, graphics
- Native-OS integration (drag and drop, OLE/XPCOM integration)
- Support for multiple platforms
- A platform for rich clients
- Some examples of this later…
An Open Source Enabler
- Ten (10) top level projects
- The Eclipse Project
- Tools
- Web Tools Platform
- Test & Performance Tools Platform
- Business Intelligence and Reporting Tools
- Eclipse Modeling Project
- Data Tools Platform
- Device Software Development Platform
- SOA Tools Platform
- Technology (Incubators)
- Dozens of sub projects
A Community
- All Eclipse projects are available for free download
- No registration, no tracking, no sales calls, …
- Contributors number in the hundreds
- Hundreds of plug-ins provided by commercial companies, organizations, and individuals
- Enthusiastic blogger community
- www.planeteclipse.org
- Numerous Eclipse portals, etc…
- EclipseZone (http://eclipsezone.com)
- EclipseWiki (http://eclipsewiki.editme.com)
- Eclipse Plug-in Central (http://eclipseplugincentral.com)
- Others (http://eclipse.org/community)
An Eco-system
- Eclipse is focused on nurturing the eco-system to complement, and enhance the Eclipse Platform
- 137 members, including major Java, Linux and Embedded vendors
- BEA, Borland, Computer Associates, IBM, Nokia, Intel, Wind River, Zend, …
- Dozens of open source projects
- 50 million download requests to date
A Foundation
- The Eclipse Foundation
- Was created to manage and direct the ongoing development of the Eclipse open source software project
- Is responsible for providing IT infrastructure required by development teams
- Independent not-for-profit Foundation formed in 2004