Tag Archives: Java

Renaming Java EE Specifications for Jakarta EE

Posted on April 4, 2019 by waynebeaton

It’s time to change the specification names… When we first moved the APIs and TCKs for the Java EE specifications over to the Eclipse Foundation under the Jakarta EE banner, we kept the existing names for the specifications in place, … Continue reading →

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Running Eclipse Neon on a Custom Java 9 Image

Posted on December 7, 2015 by waynebeaton

Update: Note that as of October 11/2017, Java 9 is 100% supported “out of the box” by Eclipse IDE, Oxygen Edition; Java 9 can be used to run your Eclipse IDE, Oxygen Edition, and can be used to build Java … Continue reading →

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Visualizing Java 9 Module Relationships

Posted on December 1, 2015 by waynebeaton

As I stated in an earlier post, I’ve been running Eclipse Neon on the Java 9 + Jigsaw builds for a little while and haven’t had any issues. I spent a few hours over the weekend tinkering with some modularity … Continue reading →

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Eclipse IDE on JDK 9 Early Access with Project Jigsaw

Posted on November 16, 2015 by waynebeaton

The Eclipse IDE just works on JDK 9 Jigsaw builds. Continue reading →

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Great Fix Winners, Round Three

Posted on May 7, 2015 by waynebeaton

My apologies for being late with this announcement. We have four winners in this third and final round of the Great Fixes for Mars Skills Competition. In no particular order, I present the winners… Tony McCrary contributed dozens (maybe hundreds) of … Continue reading →

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Screenshot of the Week: Git Repositories View

Posted on April 22, 2015 by waynebeaton

The Git Repositories view (which I tend to add to whatever perspective I’m working in) provides pretty much one-stop-shopping for most of my repository activity needs. In this screenshot, you can see a handful of local branches that I obviously … Continue reading →

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Great Fix Winners, Round Two

Posted on April 5, 2015 by waynebeaton

Sorry, I’m a little bit late with this announcement. We have three more winners in the Great Fixes for Mars Skills Competition. In no particular order: Snjezana Peco contributed a couple of Great Fixes, but I’ll focus on the patch provided … Continue reading →

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Great Fixes for Mars Winners Part I

Posted on March 15, 2015 by waynebeaton

A Great Fix is a contribution provides a significant improvement in the Java development experience using Eclipse. Special consideration will be given to performance or stability improvements, and patches that improve the user experience. To qualify, a fix needs to be … Continue reading →

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A Vision of the Future of the Software Developer’s Platform

Posted on February 20, 2015 by waynebeaton

How will the developer’s platform change over the next three years? Will you still be using desktop-based development tools? Cloud-based software development options are getting more powerful, but will they completely replace the desktop? For a certain set of developers, cloud-based software development … Continue reading →

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Great Fixes for Mars

Posted on February 10, 2015 by waynebeaton

We’re launching the “Great Fixes for Mars” programme. As is suggested by the name, we’re looking for great fixes in the form of contributions to Eclipse open source projects. There will be prizes. A “Great Fix” is a contribution from … Continue reading →

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