| RCP Books that cover version 3.3? [message #247007] |
Mon, 28 January 2008 13:35  |
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Originally posted by: maxwellmac99.gmail.com
Hi Folks,
I have just downloaded Eclipse 3.3 and started experimenting with RCP. I'm
hoping to find out what all the fuss is about.
Having used Eclipse and other variations (WSAD, Rational XDE) for web
development for some years, I want to moved into GUI development. Eclipse
RCP seems like a good move.
Until, I start looking for documentation. There doesn't seem to be any
comprehensive reference manuals or books that cover version 3.3? With
Hibernate or Spring they have serious reference manuals online. With
Eclipse, all I can find are tutorials here and there. Better than nothing
of course, but nothing like a really good book.
So, the question is, am I missing something? I can't be alone surely! Were
others born with the RCP 3.3 implant? Did they have to go through hundreds
of painful hours of complex APIs and experimentation?
Enquiring minds want to know. Any advice would be much appreciated!
Cheers,
Max
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| Re: RCP Books that cover version 3.3? [message #247037 is a reply to message #247007] |
Mon, 28 January 2008 23:28  |
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Max wrote:
> Hi Folks,
> I have just downloaded Eclipse 3.3 and started experimenting with RCP.
> I'm hoping to find out what all the fuss is about.
>
> Having used Eclipse and other variations (WSAD, Rational XDE) for web
> development for some years, I want to moved into GUI development.
> Eclipse RCP seems like a good move.
>
> Until, I start looking for documentation. There doesn't seem to be any
> comprehensive reference manuals or books that cover version 3.3? With
> Hibernate or Spring they have serious reference manuals online. With
> Eclipse, all I can find are tutorials here and there. Better than
> nothing of course, but nothing like a really good book.
>
> So, the question is, am I missing something? I can't be alone surely!
> Were others born with the RCP 3.3 implant? Did they have to go through
> hundreds of painful hours of complex APIs and experimentation?
>
> Enquiring minds want to know. Any advice would be much appreciated!
>
> Cheers,
> Max
>
Hi Max. That's the problem of having a new release every year -- the
books don't keep up. The Clayberg / Rubel "Building Commercial-Quality
Eclipse Plug-Ins" is up to 3.2. I think the changes between 3.2 and 3.3
are pretty minor, so I think this book is still valid. Of course, the
day after you buy it, the new edition will be released! I also like "The
Java Developer's Guide to Eclipse" by D'Anjou and others. But it's older
(3.0). I think a new edition of this is out soon. Good luck! Mark
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