[news.eclipse.tools] Re: IDE comparison

["Stef van Dijk" <stef_van_dijk@xxxxxxx>]

Likewise, the VisualAge Micro Edition WebSphere Studio Workbench Beta is
also being developed using Eclipse and we even distribute our plugins via
the Software Update mechanism.

   Stef

"Erich Gamma" <erich_gamma@xxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:3B7CE6D8.31239FC8@xxxxxxxxxx
> Re: "Or is it shown simply (in the current stage) as an example of
> the power of the open API ?"
>
> No, the Java IDE is intended for production use. In fact, the Eclipse team
is
> using Eclipse to develop Eclipse. For example, the Java Tooling is used
for
> developing all Java code. VCM/CVS support is used for version
> and configuration management. PDE is used for plugin development.
> ANT support is used by the teams for deploy and test, etc.
> In other words "we are eating our own dog food"
>
> Having said this doesn't mean that we are not interested in feedback
> on missing features compared to competitive products. This forum is a
> good platform to provide such feedback.
>
> --erich gamma
>
> Vincent Massol wrote:
>
> > I understand that the major strength of Eclipse is with it's open API
> > platform (like netbeans). However I'd like to know how the developers of
> > Eclipse see their IDE (built on top of the platform), in version 1.0,
> > compared to others like IDEA or Netbeans ?
> >
> > Do you consider it to be usable for production work ? Or is it shown
simply
> > (in the current stage) as an example of  the power of the open API ?
> >
> > Thanks
> > -Vincent
>