Eclipse Cookbook by Holzner, Steve (2004) Paperback

by Steven Holzner

Java programmers know how finicky Java can be to work with. An omitted semi-colon or the slightest typo will cause the Java command-line compiler to spew pages of annoying error messages across your screen. And it doesn't fix them--that's up to fix them, compile again, and hope that nothing goes wrong this time. Eclipse, the popular Java integrated development environment (IDE) provides an elegant and powerful remedy for this common, frustrating scenario. It doesn't just catch your errors before you compile, it also suggests solutions. All you need to do is point and click. And it's free--what could be better? Still, if you're like most programmers, mastering a new technology--no matter how productive it will make you in the long run--is going to take a chunk out of your productivity now. You want to get up to speed quickly without sacrificing efficiency. O'Reilly's new guide to the technology, Eclipse, provides exactly what you're looking a fast-track approach to mastery of Eclipse. This insightful, hands-on book delivers clear and concise coverage, with no fluff, that gets down to business immediately. The book is tightly focused, covering all aspects of the menus, preferences, views, perspectives, editors, team and debugging techniques, and how they're used every day by thousands of developers. Development of practical skills is emphasized with dozens of examples presented throughout the book. From cover-to-cover, the book is pure Eclipse, covering hundreds of techniques beginning with the most basic Java development through creating your own plug-in editors for the Eclipse environment. Some of the topics you'll learn about Using Eclipse to develop Java code Testing and debugging Working in teams using CVS Building Eclipse projects using Ant The Standard Widget Toolkit (SWT) Web development Developing Struts applications with Eclipse From basics to advanced topics, Eclipse takes you through the fundamentals of Eclipse and more. You may be an Eclipse novice when you pick up the book, but you'll be a pro by the time you've finished.

Genres: Programming, Technology, Computers, Reference

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First published January 1, 2004

Reviews

[Linda · Rating 2 out of 5]

'm generally a fan of the books from O'Reilly Press, but the quality level seems to have slipped in recent years. This book on the Eclipse IDE is only somewhat useful. It's also a bit out of date now, though it's hard for publishers to keep up with the revision rate of some software.

This book isn't horrible, but neither is it particularly insightful. It doesn't really tell you anything you couldn't figure out if you spent enough time with Eclipse. It doesn't really go into the different ways of using Eclipse and why you might choose to set up projects in different ways.

If you're a complete neophyte with integrated development environments then it might be worthwhile, bu totherwise, look for a different book or just spend more time poking around.

[Christophe Addinquy · Rating 2 out of 5]

This book is not, in my own view, a book probably written from a request by the editor.
The job is done to show to the reader how to use the IDE to perform a Java development, even including some (now outdating) frameworks.
This book seems to be here to fill a hole in the editor's catalog. On the other hand, Steve Holzner is a very decent writer. For such a book, I've seen much worse. Still, the purpose of this book isn't obvious, maybe except for those who need a book for anything ?
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