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MyEclipse 5.1.1 GA Supports Eclipse 3.2.2 & Vi

RobK writes "The GA release of MyEclipse 5.1.1 is now available for immediate download and is compatible with Eclipse 3.2.2, Windows Vista. The release also includes an enhanced and professionally supported version of Eclipse WTP 1.5.3 with many MyEclipse improvements and bug fixes, as well as Fully I18N enabled. "

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  1. What does this have to do with Vi? by bad_fx · · Score: 4, Funny

    ...and why wasn't emacs mentioned you bastards! :p

    PS: presumably it should be "Vista"...?

  2. Is is an Ad? I can't tell by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Is it me, is is this an ad for someone trying to sell Eclipse?

  3. Re:Is is an Ad? I can't tell by pasamio · · Score: 2, Insightful

    MyEclipse is something that you have to pay for, this is seperate to the generic Eclipse. The fact that this is a link to a pay for product where a major feature being that it works on Vista (I would wonder how many of the Slashdot care if it works on Vista, let alone acquire it when they can put together Eclipse themselves). So he would be commenting on the actual product being linked to if your read the slashvertisement/article/press release. IMHO its an ad.

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  4. Why? by mwvdlee · · Score: 2, Interesting

    What does the commercial MyEclipse have, that the open source Eclipse hasn't?

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  5. What? by Yosho · · Score: 3, Funny

    I use Eclipse, and I don't even have any idea what this article is about. What is MyEclipse? What is a GA release? What does it have to do with Vi? What is Eclipse WTP? Why should I care if it's "fully I18n enabled"? Could you please explain anything about what you're talking about?

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    1. Re:What? by g051051 · · Score: 5, Informative

      MyEclipse is an add on that enhances the base Eclipse package. www.myeclipseide.org for more info.

      GA Release means General Availabiliy (a full release as opposed to a M releae, or milestone)

      Vi looks like a typo, they meant Vista, I think.

      Eclipse WTP is the Eclipse Web Tools Project.

      I18n is shorthand for "internationalization".

      All of which you would already have know if you actually used Eclipse like you said.

  6. Re:Is is an Ad? I can't tell by Bill,+Shooter+of+Bul · · Score: 3, Interesting

    He was referring to the fact that some company has taken Eclipse, slapped it on a box and charged a yearly "membership" fee as well as rebranding it "MyEclipse".

    The names a bit confusing to me. Isn't it more "MyEcplise" when its .. free? If I'm paying for it then I think its really "YourEclipse" that I'm just renting. Or maybe the My just refers to them in the first place.

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  7. I've used it.... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Insightful

    When I came into my new job I was given MyEclipse as my dev environment. At first I was a little wary, cause I asked all the same questions everyone else seems to be asking now. Whats the big deal, why am I using this thing when Eclipse is free and I can do everything this does?

    After some time using it though, I realize there are some very useful features. For example, you can easily add struts, springs, and hibernate support to your application. There is a very handy GUI based struts config tools, as well as a way to generate hibernate mappings and all your POJOs automatically using a connection to your DB.

    On the other hand, these features have their draw backs. For example, some average Jon who really doesn't know how the stuff is supposed to work can come in a slap all this stuff together to make one horribly constructed and poorly designed application. People will use the technologies, and may even claim they now how to, on a resume, for example, but really not know.

    Having these automated tools, is a nice and handy time saver, but its no excuse for actually knowing how to do things by hand.

  8. Just A Commercial Eclipse by blueZhift · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Hmmm, this just looks like a commercially supported version of Eclipse. I suppose if one wants professional support, it could be something useful. But I'm pretty cheap/poor, so I'll have to pass and keep using the free Eclipse.

    1. Re:Just A Commercial Eclipse by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Informative

      MyEclipse is a set of J2EE plugins for Eclipse, so if you only work with "Hello World!" apps, you'll be fine with Eclipse. I use MyEclipse 4.0.0 on a daily basis and I really like it. It is a cheap alternative ($50/yr) to IBM J2EE toolset that can cost 1000's of dollars. MyEclipse is indeed a poor man's WSAD (WebSphere Application Developer). Thumbs up for MyEclipse and the whole Eclipse initiative.

  9. Has Eclipse got any better?? by anokun7 · · Score: 2, Interesting

    If I really need to pay for an IDE, then I would buy IntelliJ IDEA [http://www.jetbrains.com/idea/], Eclipse is good as a free tool, it is fantastic as a free tool, but I scarcely see it giving a run for IntelliJ IDEA as far as usability and features are concerned. Of course there is a plugin for everything in Eclipse, but that in my opinion just makes it that much complicated.... Even in free tools I see NetBeans getting far ahead in the long run against Eclipse. A recent Eclipse user.. and IDEA convert