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| Is Eclipse right for me? [message #196279] |
Mon, 26 February 2007 14:28  |
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Originally posted by: andy.jlwarranty.com
I just found out about Eclipse, and I'm really excited about learning what
it can do, but first, I'm wondering if it might be right for a project
that I'm going to be working on shortly.
Basically, the project involves a database lookup with the information put
into a table structure, and it would be nice if it could work on multiple
platforms (web based, desktop, PDA, etc). The hard part is they want me to
figure out some way that we can manage licenses for it, try to lock it
down somewhat without making it unusable, and I'm researching the best way
to go about that.
So, can Eclipse help solve my problem?
And what is the best way to learn Eclipse and all that it can do?
Andy
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| Re: Is Eclipse right for me? [message #196288 is a reply to message #196279] |
Mon, 26 February 2007 14:59  |
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Originally posted by: krzysztofHMMMMdaniel.gmail.com
Andy,
Eclipse is a development environment. Of course it can help you to
achieve all your goals (maybe except the licensing ;P), but it is not
the key, that opens all doors.
Please visit eclipse.org ;).
Regards,
Chris
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| Re: Is Eclipse right for me? [message #196325 is a reply to message #196279] |
Mon, 26 February 2007 19:19 |
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Originally posted by: wharley.bea.com
"Andy D" <andy@jlwarranty.com> wrote in message
news:756c14305ad5f7efb60a5b70fdb07ce3$1@www.eclipse.org...
>I just found out about Eclipse, and I'm really excited about learning what
>it can do, but first, I'm wondering if it might be right for a project that
>I'm going to be working on shortly.
>
> Basically, the project involves a database lookup with the information put
> into a table structure, and it would be nice if it could work on multiple
> platforms (web based, desktop, PDA, etc). The hard part is they want me to
> figure out some way that we can manage licenses for it, try to lock it
> down somewhat without making it unusable, and I'm researching the best way
> to go about that.
>
> So, can Eclipse help solve my problem?
> And what is the best way to learn Eclipse and all that it can do?
As Chris said, visiting eclipse.org is the best way to start.
But I wanted to expand slightly on his answer to give you a little more
perspective:
Eclipse is really two things. First, it is a development tool. As such, it
lets you write software, in a variety of languages and for a variety of
platforms. In that sense, although it might make your life a little easier,
it is not really any different than using vi or Notepad, it's just fancier.
To learn more about that usage of Eclipse, you should look at the Eclipse
SDK, and its extensions such as the CDT (for writing in C/C++), WTP (for Web
languages), and so forth.
Second, it is an extensible application platform. That is, the Eclipse
development environment is itself made up of modules that plug in to a
framework, and you can use that same framework and plug-in architecture to
write your own application, which does not have to be a development
environment. To learn more about that usage, you should look at Equinox and
the Eclipse Rich Client Platform (RCP).
Eclipse as a development tool could help you write the code for your
application, but I think that's probably not what you're asking. Eclipse as
an extensible application platform could form the basis for your
application - however, I am not sure how small it gets; it might be overkill
for a simple database viewer, I don't know whether it will run well on PDAs,
and as far as I know it has no provision for running as a web client.
Others can perhaps speak to those questions better than me.
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