Articles by Todd Williams

Eclipse: A Solid Desktop, Rich-Client, or Embedded Application Framework

Wed, 07 Mar 2007 11:00:00 EST

By now, you've probably heard about Eclipse as 'the Open Source Java IDE' (www.eclipse.org). Today, several companies have looked past the Java IDE plug-ins provided as part of Eclipse, and are creating products that use Eclipse as a tool integration platform, both inside and outside of the Java arena. But what about using royalty-free, Open Source Eclipse technology as a general-purpose application framework for your next desktop, fat client, or embedded application? With the support provided by the Eclipse Rich Client Platform (RCP) and the embedded version of the same (eRCP) the idea is certainly not as strange as it first sounds.

Eclipse: A Solid Desktop, Rich-Client, or Embedded Application Framework

Fri, 11 Aug 2006 14:00:00 EDT

Eclipse: A Solid Desktop, Rich-Client, or Embedded Application Framework

Mon, 31 Jul 2006 18:30:00 EDT

By now, you've probably heard about Eclipse as 'the Open Source Java IDE' (). Today, several companies have looked past the Java IDE plug-ins provided as part of Eclipse, and are creating products that use Eclipse as a tool integration platform, both inside and outside of the Java arena. But what about using royalty-free, Open Source Eclipse technology as a general-purpose application framework for your next desktop, fat client, or embedded application? With the support provided by the Eclipse Rich Client Platform (RCP) and the embedded version of the same (eRCP) the idea is certainly not as strange as it first sounds. So we'll explains why Eclipse is a solid desktop, rich-client, or embedded application framework with the potential to greatly simplify and accelerate development as well as forever change the way developers think about writing Java applications.