Monthly Archives: June 2010

No Gerrit for you…

… at least not yet. Getting support for Git up and running at Eclipse presented us with a bit of a chicken-and-egg problem: in order to make Git first class at Eclipse, we need a quality Git team provider (Bug … Continue reading

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Eclipse is… an Application Framework

Over the past week or so, I’ve been using this blog to capture my thoughts on my “What is Eclipse?” presentation. To recap, I start this conversation with an expectation that the listener is already familiar with Eclipse as a … Continue reading

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Eclipse is… a Tools Platform

My last few blog posts discuss a presentation that I regularly deliver titled “What is Eclipse?“. As previously discussed, I tend to introduce people to Eclipse by starting with what they already know: Eclipse is a movie about vampires that … Continue reading

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Eclipse is… an IDE Platform

If you’ve just joined me mid-arc, you should probably take a step back and acquaint yourself with what I’m doing here with this little series of posts. I’ll wait… Basically, I’m going through a slide deck that I present regularly … Continue reading

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Eclipse is… a Java IDE

On Monday, I started a blog arc that will discuss the “What is Eclipse” talk that I present on occasion. I have delivered this material both standalone and as a context-setting part of a presentation. I’m actually revisiting and revising … Continue reading

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Eclipse is…

A challenge that we revisit with some frequency is the Eclipse Elevator Pitch: How do you explain Eclipse in fifteen seconds? Ultimately, I’m not sure it’s possible. Pretty much every time I speak to a group, I spend time talking … Continue reading

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Helios By the Numbers

Here are some interesting numbers about Helios. At least I think they’re interesting. 39 Projects are listed on the Helios Participating Projects wiki page (many entries in this table include one or more subprojects); 54 sets of documentation were sent … Continue reading

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