Eclipse: A Java Developer's Guide
Steve Holzner
OReilly (7 May 2004)
ISBN-10: 0596006411
ISBN-13: 978-0596006419
334pp
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About: Eclipse : A Java Developer's Guide This book is the primer on Eclipse. It teaches you the features and fuctionalities that you will need to get your eclipse IDE rocking and start developing your Java code efficiently on the platform. I found this book very handy; it does not just explains, but shows you how to do anything possible with Eclipse. Working with CVS, Ant, JUnit and even developing you own plug-in is explained so well that even my girl friend could write her own plug-in. Chapter 1: Essential Eclipse
This is the introduction to the book and what is covered through out. It take the reader through a very short and exciting journey into how the eclipse platform and architecture is laid out. It goes on to explain where to download eclipse for your platform and get it configured. It continues with a simple hello world, Code Assist, using the Scrapbook and running your first *hello world* code. Chapter 2: Java Development
In this chapter, the author starts by showing how to create a class and adding methods; in the process, he goes on to show how to use the Code Assist. Creating projects are vital aspects of Java development, and in this section, the reader is shown how to create a prject structure with the relevant package. This is one of those sections in a book that takes the reader on a crash course to refresh their memory on the subject matter. Chapter 3: Testing and Debugging
In this section, every developers favourite: Testing and Debugging is discussed. Installing JUnit is also covered with running a simple test with the new installation. It quickly moves on to debugging, setting break points, stepping through code and configuring break points. Chapter 4: Working in Teams
For any Java Developer looking to work in a team or distributed team environment, this is a must-know chapter. This chapter deals with the first problem that new developers face when working on a project for the first time with others. It shows how to use a very popular source control - CVS for working in teams. This is a very detailed chapter, as it shows everything from installing, configuring, connection to a CVS, checking out work, creating branches, patches, to resolving conflicts. I love this chapter! Chapter 5: Building Eclipse Projects Using Ant
Chapter 6: GUI Programming: From Applets to Swing
In chapter 6, this book goes through the GUI development with Eclipse IDE. What makes this chapter very good is that it shows how to create Applet, AWT and Swing applications and projects in Eclipse with working examples. In the final part of this chapter, it shows how to install and use the V4ALL Plug-in for Eclipse to develop drag and drop GUIs. Chapter 7: SWT: Buttons, Text, Labels, Lists, Layouts, and Events
Chapter 7 continues from where the previous chapter left off, with the GUI developements, but in this chapter, it looks at using the SWT toolkit that is packaged with Eclipse. Unlike other books on this subject, this one shows you everything you need to know about how to add the swt.jar to your classpath, Layouts, Events, SWT Controls and options. It concludes by showing series of working examples on how to use the SWT Controls to develop standard GUI applications based on the Toolkit. Chapter 8: SWT: Menus, Toolbars, Sliders, Trees, and Dialogs
In this chapter, the author explains all the various controls available on the SWT platform - Menus, Toolbars, Slides and Dialogs. He goes on to demonstrate how to use them with working examples. If you have always wanted to use a GUI framwork other than Swing, this is a very good place to start. Chapter 9: Web Development
Eclipse is known to be a 1000 pound monster to beginners new to the IDE, so in chapter 9, the author gently introduces the web development aspect of the platform. It shows how to install and test Tomcat server, creating you very JSP application and servlet. This is a very good chapter for those looking to develop web application on the platform. It gives you all you need to get you up and running in no time. Chapter 10: Developing Struts Applications with Eclipse
For Struts developers, this is a huge step forward because it is well covered in this chapter. This chapter focuses on introducing, configuring, developing and deploying a sample Struts application. The best ways for creating directory structures for your projects are also explained, making it easy for you to work out where to place all your external dependency .jar files for your project. And finally, it demonstrates how to install and use the Easy Struts Plug-in for struts development.
Biography
Steven Holzner is an award-winning author who has written 80 computing books including Eclipse : A Java Developer's Guide. He has been writing about XML since it first appeared and is one of the foremost XML experts in the United States, having written several XML bestsellers and being a much-requested speaker on the topic. He's also been a contributing editor at PC Magazine, has been on the faculty of Cornell University and MIT, and teaches corporate programming classes around the United States.Contact
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