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Eclipse Reaches Version 3.0

Posted by timothy on from the da-da-da-dum dept.

Tarantolato writes "The Eclipse Foundation has released version 3.0 of its open-source Java-based IDE. Eclipse backers like IBM say the program offers not only increased productivity and ease of use, but also a plugin-based architecture for creating 'rich client' applications with the networking capabilities of web-based apps and the persistence and native widgets of desktop applications. The Lotus Workplace platform is already Eclipse-based. Some in the Java community, however, are concerned with Eclipse's use of SWT rather than the standard Swing widget set, and some analysts think that project is part of a 'broader challenge to Microsoft's entire .Net development framework' from IBM. Meanwhile, Eclipse executives are attempting to woo Microsoft into joining the foundation."

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  1. I hate to sound cliche, but... by Keith+Russell · · Score: 2, Funny

    I just finished downloading Release Candidate 3!

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  2. Re:BitTorrent? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    I guess paper launches are so trendy these days even opensource groups are using them.

    "Today Linus Tovalds announced the release of Kernel 2.6.10. '2.6.10 contains several bugfixes over version 2.6.9' says Tovalds in a short post to lkm. Kernel 2.6.10 will be available Q2 of 2005, shortly after the Q1 scheduled release of 2.6.9."

  3. Press release quote by Nicopa · · Score: 2, Funny

    Here's the Eclipse 3.0 press release.

    A quote from it:

    " support for national languages through I18N-style internationalization".

    How do you pronounce that? internationalization-style internationalization!