Archive for December, 2005
Storing server data locally
I’m working my way through the list of questions posed during the Eclipse RCP webinar.
One listener asked about a dozen questions (and I’m hoping to get to them all, really), including this one:
When talking about the user working offline with the intelligence in the application - where and how should the data be cached? What [...]
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Development Methodology
I’m working my way through the list of questions posed during the Eclipse RCP webinar.
One listener asked:
What methodology do you propose people use?
This is an easy one: we don’t. I’m a huge fan of agile development methodologies (especially Extreme Programming) and so recommend that you at least look into them to see if they’re a [...]
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I just flew back from JavaPolis and boy are my arms tired
Sorry about the lame joke, but my brain is also tired. I started my week in Antwerp, Belgium at the JavaPolis 2005 conference. I had a good time at the conference and am looking forward to attending again next year. I have to admit that I was expecting a lot more people to attend our [...]
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JavaPolis
The Eclipse Foundation is at JavaPolis in Antwerp, Belgium this week. Unfortunately, I haven’t been able to see very much of the conference outside of what we’re doing, because we’re pretty busy. We hosted a “Plug-in Bazaar” yesterday which was pretty cool. Many plug-in providers (for various products, including Eclipse) presented their wares to whomever [...]
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Is Java a slow language?
I had a lot of questions during the webinar that I co-delivered a few days back, and I’d really like to answer them all. I’m going to do my best.
One of the listeners asked:
A lot of non-Java-savvy people still have the perception of Java as a slow language - they feel they’re giving up performance [...]
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Is it just me?
Everytime somebody says something about the Eclipse 3.2 release train, I hear Natalie Merchant’s voice in the back of my head singing Peace Train. Is it just me?
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Deploying an RCP application on multiple platforms
I’ve been answering a bunch of questions from the webinar Jeff and I delivered a few days back.
One listener asked:
Do I need to develop three different applications if I want a Windoze, Linux and Mac version?
No. You can use exactly the same code base on all three platforms. You can “export” your application to [...]
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Erich Gamma podcast about Eclipse
A recording Erich Gamma’s December 8th podcast is available for your listening enjoyment. As billed, the interview touches on the following points:
Learn how to balance cost reduction against its impact on customer loyalty.
What was IBM’s motivation in initially launching the Eclipse project?
Where will Eclipse go from here?
What are the challenges–and benefits–of Open [...]
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Building GUIs in Eclipse
Jeff and I got a lot of questions during the webinar we did last week, but we were only able to answer a few of them in the time we had available. The good people at BZ Media were nice enough to send me a file with all the questions. I’ve been spending a good [...]
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What is a Rich Client?
There is a lot of talk about the Eclipse Rich Client Platform (RCP). Jeff McAffer and I delivered a webinar on the topic a few days ago and I’m getting ready to deliver a similar talk at Javapolis in Belgium next week. One of the things that I like to include in a talk is [...]
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