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In Eclipse Rich Client Platform, Second Edition, three Eclipse Rich Client Platform (RCP) project leaders show how to use Eclipse 3.5 (“Galileo”) to rapidly deliver cross-platform applications with rich, native-feel GUIs.
The authors fully reveal the power of Eclipse as a desktop application development platform; introduce important new improvements in Eclipse 3.5; and walk through developing a full-featured, branded RCP application for Windows, Linux, Mac, and other platforms—including handheld devices and kiosks.
Drawing on their extensive experience, the authors cover building, refining, and refactoring prototypes; customizing user interfaces; adding help and software management features; and building, branding, testing, and shipping finished software. They demonstrate current best practices for developing modular and dynamically extensible systems, using third-party code libraries, packaging applications for diverse environments, and much more.
For Java programmers at all levels of experience, this book
- Introduces important new RCP features such as p2, Commands, and Databinding
- Thoroughly covers key RCP-related technologies such as Equinox, SWT, JFace, and OSGi
- Shows how to effectively brand and customize RCP application look-and-feel
- Walks through user interface testing for RCP applications with SWTBot
- Illuminates key similarities and differences between RCP and conventional plug-in development
Hands-on, pragmatic, and comprehensive, this book offers all the real-world, nontrivial code examples working developers need—as well as “deep dives” into key technical areas that are essential to your success.
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In Eclipse Rich Client Platform, Second Edition, three Eclipse Rich Client Platform (RCP) project leaders show how to use Eclipse 3.5 (“Galileo”) to rapidly deliver cross-platform applications with rich, native-feel GUIs.
The authors fully reveal the power of Eclipse as a desktop application development platform; introduce important new improvements in Eclipse 3.5; and walk through developing a full-featured, branded RCP application for Windows, Linux, Mac, and other platforms—including handheld devices and kiosks.
Drawing on their extensive experience, the authors cover building, refining, and refactoring prototypes; customizing user interfaces; adding help and software management features; and building, branding, testing, and shipping finished software. They demonstrate current best practices for developing modular and dynamically extensible systems, using third-party code libraries, packaging applications for diverse environments, and much more.
For Java programmers at all levels of experience, this book
- Introduces important new RCP features such as p2, Commands, and Databinding
- Thoroughly covers key RCP-related technologies such as Equinox, SWT, JFace, and OSGi
- Shows how to effectively brand and customize RCP application look-and-feel
- Walks through user interface testing for RCP applications with SWTBot
- Illuminates key similarities and differences between RCP and conventional plug-in development
Hands-on, pragmatic, and comprehensive, this book offers all the real-world, nontrivial code examples working developers need—as well as “deep dives” into key technical areas that are essential to your success.
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It's a shame really, because the book's scope is exactly what I wanted and the writing is good. But without being able to follow along with the examples I can't really make good progress on learning the code, which means it failed to meet my expectations.
Unless an update is produced for the book, either as a list of changes on the website or as a new edition, an Eclipse RCP neophyte would be better off with IBM's free tutorials. Given the book's reputation I was very disappointed with the it's lack of relevance and unnecessary obsolescence.
Through the development of a single example, the book covers everything you need to get started building and packaging an Eclipse RCP application. The book even includes a CD containing all the software you'll need to work through the tutorials and build your own RCP applications.
While a single book could never describe every aspect of the Eclipse Platform, this book is certainly all you need to get started with Eclipse RCP, and then once you've found your feet, there are other books in the Eclipse Series that will help expand your knowledge of the Eclipse Platform and Eclipse plug-in development.
This book has been produced extremely well: The text is well written, the pages are full of easy to follow code snippets, and there are sidebars that share best practices and handy tips, as well as plenty of good quality screen shots and diagrams.
Buy this book. Read this book. You'll be glad you did.
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