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Extension of the Eclipse value proposition The Eclipse Project
has set a high standard for technical excellence, functional innovation
and overall extensibility within the Java IDE domain. We intend to apply
these same standards to the Web/J2EE application-tooling domain. |
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Vendor ecosystem A major goal of this project is to support a
vital application development tools market. Its exemplary functionality
will be useful on its own but it will be designed from the start to be
extensible so commercial vendors can use what this project delivers as a
foundation for their own product innovation and development efficiency. |
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Vendor neutrality Vendor neutrality will be at the core of this
project. We aim to encourage Eclipse participation and drive Eclipse
market acceptance by strengthening the long-term product value
propositions of the widest possible range of application development
vendors. |
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Standards-based innovation This project will deliver an
extensible, standards-based tooling foundation on which the widest
possible range of vendors can create value-added development products for
their customers and end-users. Where standards exist, we will adhere to
them. At least, at first, where standards are emerging, we will wait for
them to emerge; this can be re-evaluated later according to user needs and
contributor availability. Where multiple technologies are widely used for
a given functional need, we will attempt to support each, subject only to
technical feasibility and our goal of providing the most capable and
extensible foundation long term. |
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Agile development Our aim is to incorporate into our planning
process the innovations that arise once a project is underway, and the
feedback from our user community on our achievements to date. We think an
agile development and planning process, in which progress is incremental,
near-term deliverables are focused, and long-term planning is flexible,
will be the best way to achieve this. |
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Inclusiveness & diversity We aim to assimilate the best ideas
from the largest number of participants representing the needs of the
widest range of end-users. So we will encourage organizations across a
broad range of technical, market and geographical domains to participate
in this project. |