We love Eclipse – both as a IDE and as a platform to base software products upon. This project is based upon the RCP platform, to build applications upon.

What we like in particular:

  • SWT gives a responsive UI, and JFace leverages it even further.
  • No need to provide boiler-plate code for handling selections, help content, menus etc.
  • Eclipse is open source.

What we dislike:

  • No lightweight event system, to leverage your POJO-based Java model. 
  • No transaction system to provide lightweight transaction support for simple method interaction with POJO-based Java models.
  • No lightweight approach to handling Undo/Redo operations.
  • No super-high-level abstractions for creating simple UI constructs.

Where do we fit in:

Basicly…. we provide (or at least attempt to provide) the bits we consider missing in the Eclipse RCP Platform. Oh, and we provide it free of charge – giving you an opportunity to lend us a hand if you’re up to it.

Who are you guys?

We’re Java software developers working in the field of Eclipse RCP developing, with 6+ years of experience in the Eclipse/RCP fields and 10+ years of experience in Java development.

Catch you around the web.

Best regards, Mikkel & Anders