e4 Project

About e4

The mission of the e4 project is to build a next generation platform for pervasive, component-based applications and tools. See the about page as well as the original project proposal for more details.

The Eclipse platform was first targeted at building an extensible IDE component framework. It has since grown to include a Rich Client Platform, enabling whole new categories of scenarios and domains. As the software landscape changes, so must the Eclipse platform in order to remain relevant and vibrant. These trend lines point to web technologies, new user interface metaphors, and distributed infrastructure. Now is the time to rethink elements of the platform so that Eclipse may remain at the forefront of application development.

For more information

• Project Development
  Release plans and other information about the Eclipse Project development process.
• Downloads
  Download stable and integration builds of e4 technology on the e4 downloads page.
• e4 wiki
  A wealth of technical information on e4 can be found on the e4 wiki page. The wiki also provides more detailed planning information, and a variety of channels for communicating with the e4 developers.
• e4 white paper
  The e4 white paper provides a detailed technical overview of the active areas of exploration in the e4 project at the time of the e4 0.9 technology preview release.

e4 Components

The e4 subproject is broken down into components. Each component operates like a project unto its own, with its own CVS folders and bugzilla categories.