Description:

* In his friendly, easy-to-understand style, the bestselling author of Java 2
* For Dummies shows developers how to get up to speed fast on this popular Java IDE
* Eclipse, an open source product originally developed by IBM, has an estimated 500,000 users-a 45 percent market share among Java IDEs
* Shows Java developers how to maximize programming productivity with Eclipse, covering all the basics as well as advanced techniques such as using Ant, developing new Eclipse plug-ins, and working with Javadocs JAR files

 

Table of Contents:

Introduction.

Part I: The Eclipse Landscape.

Chapter 1: Reader, Meet Eclipse; Eclipse, Meet the Reader.

Chapter 2: Installing Eclipse.

Chapter 3: Using the Eclipse Workbench.

Chapter 4: Changing Your Perspective.

Chapter 5: Some Useful Perspectives and Views.

Part II: Using the Eclipse Environment.

Chapter 6: Using the Java Editor.

Chapter 7: Getting Eclipse to Write Your Code.

Chapter 8: Straight from the Source’s Mouse.

Chapter 9: More Eclipse “Sourcery”.

Chapter 10: Refactoring: A Burd’s Eye View.

Chapter 11: Refactor This!

Chapter 12: Looking for Things in All the Right Places.

Part III: Doing More with Eclipse.

Chapter 13: Working with Projects.

Chapter 14: Running Code.

Chapter 15: Getting Help.

Chapter 16: Squashing Bugs.

Part IV: The Part of Tens.

Chapter 17: Ten Frequently Asked Questions (And Their Answers).

Chapter 18: Ten Great Plug-Ins for Eclipse.

Index.