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What is Eclipse?

 
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hola all the ranchers and all the Authors
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I am learning to use Oracle 9i developer suite and finding some FREE application software(GIS) to build my project.
Eclipse is a new open-source, Java-based, extensible development platform designed for nothing in particular but everything in general
it is currently most popular as a Java integrated development environment (IDE)
Is Eclipse a application software or a protocol?
What is Eclipse?
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Most often when (software)people mention "Eclipse", they are referring to Eclipse, the IDE. The most essential characteristics of Eclipse are:
- It's open source
- You can extend the IDE with plugins (3rd party or your own)
- It provides a native UI based on the SWT framework
 
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hi siu chung, you can use eclipse for a variety of things. for example as an ide for some project. you can install a number of plugings that let you draw uml diagrams etc. eclipse can also it integrate your project with unit testing tools and build tools making life easier.
 
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Eclipse can help improve your productivity by giving you an excellent integradet development environment (IDE). Rather than using a text editing package, unit testing software, build tool, CVS etc all independent of one another. Eclipse combines the power of so many great open source tools and give them to you all under Eclipse platform.
You can even run your SQL queries using plugins ( though I am having trouble connecting to MySQL at the moment )
Hope that helps.
 
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