Java & Eclipse


New Java IDE: Google App Inventor for Android

Google has released a new Java development environment aimed at the non-coder developer who wants to build applications for the Android operating system.

Nokia Donates Java Runtime to Symbian Foundation

In an effort to make it easier for Java developers to build applications for its Symbian-based mobile devices, Nokia is contributing the 2.1 version of its Java Runtime implementation to the open source Symbian Foundation.

IDES 101, PART II: 5 More Open-Source Coding Environments for Developers

We highlight five more open source editors you might want to consider for your upcoming projects.

NetBeans 6.9 Release Emphasizes JavaFX

This release also supports JavaFX 1.3, Java Card Connected 3, the Spring 3.0 framework, the PHP Zend Framework and Ruby on Rails 3.0.

Eclipse's Fifth 'Release Train' Is a Whopper

'Helios' includes 39 projects, including a new JavaScript IDE package, new Xtext 1.0 features, the Eclipse Marketplace Client, increased support for Git, a new debug framework and much more.

Tasktop Grows with Eclipse Mylyn

Tasktop released the 1.7 version of its flagship Tasktop Pro Mylyn-based ALM integration suite.

Change Management: In Frameworks We Trust (And That May Be a Problem)

Bola Rotibi looks at the evolution of software development frameworks and some of the good, and bad, that they've delivered over the years.

Eclipse Survey Says Scrum Most Popular Methodology

Agile -- especially Scrum -- rules among developers who use Eclipse, the popular open-source IDE.

Deployment Automation Tool for Java EE Launched

XebiaLabs's Deployit 1.3 beta offers new auto-discovery features plus support for virtualized and cloud environments.

WSO2 Launches Open-Source Cloud Platform

Stratos is built on the open-source middleware maker's Carbon SOA platform.

Yahoo Develops Interface Classification System for Hadoop

Developers at Yahoo have been working on a new interface classification system in Hadoop.

Fedora 13 Supports NetBeans IDE

Release boosts outlook for the open source IDE now under Oracle's umbrella.

Eclipse-Based GUI Builder Supports New GWT Designer Features

Instantiations' GWT Designer 7.5 is designed to allow developers to take advantage of recent Google Web Toolkit (GWT 2.0) enhancements.

VMware's SpringSource Partners with Google on Cloud Computing

VMware and Google are joining forces to make life easier for developers aiming their apps at the cloud.

IDE 101: 5 Open Source Web Development Tools -- Vim and Its Kin

Catch up on these IDE options for Web development that you might not know you had.

JRuby 1.5 Released

The JRuby community has released the latest upgrade of its 100 percent Java implementation of the Ruby programming language, JRuby 1.5.

VMware's SpringSource Acquires GemStone for Java Cloud Infrastructure

SpringSource is acquiring data management vendor GemStone to use that company's GemFire enterprise data fabric to give developers the infrastructure necessary for emerging cloud-centric applications.

Platform for COBOL and Java Integration Gets Upgrade, Adds Eclipse Support

Veryant's isCOBOL 2010 adds support for Eclipse Galileo, among other changes.

VMware, Salesforce Partner To Build Java Dev Platform in the Cloud

VMware and Salesforce.com have joined forces to build VMforce, a platform for building and running Java applications in the cloud.