The term Workbench refers to the desktop development environment that appears when you run the IDE. It includes
Eclipse is written in Java and is interpreted by a Java Virtual Machine (JVM) that is specific to the host operating system. Therefore, whether you run Eclipse on Windows or Solaris, you are running the same code. However, you may notice some differences in the user interface.
The CDT provides a graphical development environment for C and C++ developers. The CDT works in a complimentary manner with many of the same tools that you use from the command line. The CDT communicates with, and interprets messages from, many utilities, including