Eclipse in Action – A Guide for Java Developers [Early Access]

This book is a fast-paced but thorough guide to the effective use of Eclipse’s features and plugins for real-world Java development. Interesting examples demonstrate how to use Eclipse to build, test, and debug applications using the tools provided by Eclipse as well as third-party plugins. Learn how to use Eclipse tools in a team environment, including Ant for moresophisticated build processes and CVS for source control. The Second Edition is completely updated for Eclipse 3.1 and adds coverage of three new major Eclipse features:

• The Visual Editor for developing graphical user applications (GUIs) using Swing/AWT and SWT
• The Web Tools Project for developing web applications with JSPs, Servlets, EJBs and Web Services
• The Eclipse Rich Client Platform for building robust, commercial-quality rich client applications like Google’s gmail