Eclipse-based products from IBM

1. Eclipse-based products from IBM

2. Eclipse-based products from IBM • As you'd expect, Eclipse is IBM's strategic platform for its development tools. • Every IBM development product is Eclipse-based. • WebSphere Integration Developer • WebSphere Business Modeler • WebSphere Business Monitor • Rational Software Architect • Rational Software Modeler • Rational Application Developer • Rational Web Developer • Rational Systems Developer

3. Lotus Workplace • IBM's Lotus Workplace products are based on Eclipse's Rich Client Technology.

4. Eclipse resources

5. Eclipse Web sites • In addition to the content at developerWorks (more on that in a minute), here are a couple of sites you should visit: • The Eclipse Corner at eclipse.org is a great site for articles by Eclipse insiders. • eclipse.org/articles/ • O'Reilly's Java developer site has quite a few articles on Eclipse as well. • Go to onjava.com, search for "eclipse."

6. Eclipse communities • Eclipse is a great tool by itself, but the community behind it is what makes Eclipse so exciting. • In addition to the forums and FAQs at the Eclipse sites mentioned earlier, there are communities for specific interest, languages, and so forth. • Visit eclipse.org/community to find links to Eclipse groups all over the world. • There are communities in French, German, Korean and Japanese. • Also Italian (coming soon…)

7. Eclipse books • Fortunately for us, many of the chief developers of Eclipse have written very helpful books. • We'll mention a couple of books we've found useful. • More Eclipse books are being published all the time, so keep your eyes open for new titles.

8. The Java Developer's Guide • Probably the most popular book on Eclipse. • Make sure you get the second edition. • ISBN 0321305027

9. Contributing to Eclipse • If you want to write plug-ins, you must get this book. • Written by gurus Erich Gamma and Kent Beck, it shows you how to extend Eclipse. • ISBN 0321205758

10. Eclipse 3.0 FAQs • This book is a huge help for developers. • You can install the full text of the book into the Eclipse help system. • ISBN 0321268385

11. ibm.com/developerworks/opensource • The developerWorks open source zone has articles, tutorials and sample code built on open source products. • A recent sample featured articles on: • Geronimo (J2EE server) • Eclipse • iText (a Java PDF library) • Apache Derby (aka Cloudscape) • PHP

12. …/top-projects/eclipse.html • If you're in the developerWorks open source zone, click the Eclipse link in the right-hand navigation for a page just for Eclipse. • ibm.com/developerworks/opensource/ top-projects/eclipse.html

13. Trial downloads of IBM products • Visit ibm.com/developerworks/downloads for trial versions of hundreds of IBM products. • IBM's Eclipse-based development tools from Rational and WebSphere are available here. • When you download the trial versions, you also get links to installation help, tutorials, demos, forums, newsgroups and other types of support.

14. The developerWorks Software Evaluation Kit • Visit …/developerworks/offers/sek to order the free Software Evaluation Kit. • From the downloads page, click the "developerWorks Software Evaluation Kit" link in the right-hand navigation. • 14 GB of IBM products for Windows and Linux

15. Software Development Platform webcasts • Visit ibm.com/developerworks/offers/lp/wc/ to sign up for free Webcasts on Eclipse and Eclipse-based development tools. • If you attend the Webcast live, you can submit questions and interact with the experts. • If you miss it, you can still listen to the Webcast on demand…

16. The developerWorks Software Architect Kit • Themes: • Patterns-based development • How to apply Model-Driven Architecture • Structural review & control • Service-oriented architecture • Includes Webcasts, demos, whitepapers, free downloads and exclusive Grady Booch podcasts. • ibm.com/developerworks/ architecture/kits

17. developerWorks tutorials and training • developerWorks has 500+ tutorials on a variety of topics, including: • Build a Web service using the Eclipse Web Tools Platform • Building Eclipse plug-ins using templates • Building cheat sheets in Eclipse • Build Perl applications with Eclipse • ibm.com/developerworks/training

18. Also see… • …Wayne Beaton's "Eclipse hints, tips and random musings" blog • ibm.com/developerworks/blogs/beaton • …Eclipse-related Redbooks • Visit ibm.com/redbooks, search for "Eclipse" • One of the best is Eclipse Development using the Graphical Editing Framework and the Eclipse Modeling Framework (ISBN 0738453161)

19. developerWorks Live! Technical Briefings • Making the most of Eclipse (½ day) • Linux: Navigating the future with IBM, Intel and RedHat (½ day) • Design and construction using the Software Development Platform(½ day) • Information on Demand: Unleash the power of DB2(full day) • Open source development: Tools and open standards (½ day briefing / workshop) • See ibm.com/developerworks/offers/techbriefings to register.

20. IBM Business Perspective events • Rational product lifecycle roadshow(½ day) • Designing applications for service-oriented architecture integration(full day) • See ibm.com/developerworks/offers/techbriefings to register.

21. Rational Software Development Conference ibm.com/rational/rsdc • More than 275 Technical Sessions – 12 tracks • Technical workshops, BOFs, lunchtime discussions, evening receptions • Keynotes with industry leading experts • Exhibit Hall and Solution Center • 2,500+ customers and partners • Unlimited networking opportunities • June 4-8, 2006 at the Swan and Dolphin Resort in Orlando

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