Contributing to Eclipse

Author: (US) Gan Mo (Gamma/E.) / (US) Beck (Beck/K.) / Xiong Jie
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Publish Date: 2005-01-01
Features: A seminal work on Eclipse created by master authors. Erich and Kent have co-developed and maintained the JUnit project together. Their recent collaborative open-source project, JavaSpider, is an Eclipse plugin, which they use in this book to reveal the structure of complex object systems. Erich and Kent are fond of spending skiing holidays in the Swiss Alps and pair programming. This book offers readers:
- A quick start tutorial. Get your plugin running in just one hour.
- An introduction to plugin development driven by test-first methodology. Empower readers to confidently create high-quality plugins.
- The Eclipse community guidelines. Master these rules to seamlessly integrate your plugin with other parts of Eclipse.
- A journey through Eclipse design patterns. Guide readers through the design patterns in Eclipse.
- A comprehensive textbook. Readers can find all the technical knowledge needed to develop product-level plugins in this book.
In this book, EclipseGamma and KentBeck provide a rapid yet thorough introduction to the evolving software development environment of Eclipse. This book doesn’t just tell you "how to do it"; its main text and numerous supplementary materials and forward-looking signposts will lead you to truly immerse yourself in the world of Eclipse. You not only do, but you also understand. Whether you want to quickly get started with plugin development or better grasp the design philosophy behind Eclipse, this book is your best resource for Eclipse.