Practical Eclipse Rich Client Platform Projects

by Vladimir Silva

Eclipse and the Rich Client Platform (RCP) together form a leading development platform. It provides a lightweight software component framework based on plug–ins. In addition to allowing Eclipse to be extended using other programming languages, it provides the key to the seamless integration of tools with Eclipse. The RCP gives Eclipse its Eclipse employs plug–ins in order to provide all of its functionality on top of (and including) the RCP, in contrast to some other applications where functionality is typically hard–coded. RCP apps are platform they can be built for all major operating systems such as Windows, Linux, and Mac from a single code base. And the RCP provides a professional look and feel for applications. Practical Eclipse Rich Client Platform Projects is a clear and technical guide for Eclipse developers to help them enhance their knowledge and achieve their goals quickly.

300 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2009

Reviews

[Jen Watkins · Rating 2 out of 5]

Perhaps a little too practical. I didn't want to learn how to build his software, I needed help building mine.

[Tomáš Frastia · Rating 5 out of 5]

great introduction to eclipse SDK