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Eclipse development and tools

Eclipse is an integrated development environment (IDE) used to develop applications in Java and, with plug-ins, other languages as well, including C, C++, Python, and Perl. Eclipse development is supported by many platforms and numerous plugins exist to extend the capabilities of this popular IDE. Eclipse is open source and so is free to use and download.

In this section on Eclipse development and Eclipse tools, get news on the latest Eclipse plugins, find advice on how to optimize your use of Eclipse, and follow tutorials to improve your skills when using this popular IDE. Discover best practices for programming Java in Eclipse and learn how Eclipse tools can extend its capabilities.

Learn about the Eclipse development including the integrated development platform (IDE), and discover tools and plugins you can use to create programs in Java.

News:

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OCAJP Java 7 Exam Expected in March 2012? OCPJP to Follow? 10 Jan 2012
News - Highly anticipated, the new Oracle certification for Java, OCAJP, went out of beta on December 17th, 2011. So when will the new exam be released? And when will the OCPJP exam be released?
OCPJP & OCAJP: Java 7 training requirement for the Oracle Certified Professional Programmer dropped 21 Dec 2011
News - In order to obtain the certified architect position from Oracle, attending and passing a training course is now required. But what about the Java Professional and Java Associate designations, OCPJP and OCAJP for Java 7?
OCAJP and OCPJP Changes for Java 7: New Objectives, a Format Change and a Price Hike 16 Dec 2011
News - The OCP (Oracle Certified Professional) Java 7 certification (OCAJP and OCPJP), which replaced the SCJP certification, will now require you to pass two exams, each of which will cost $300 to take, pushing the cost of the designation to $600.

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Reference & Learning:

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Vowels don't cost $500: Pontificating on Java 7 variable naming conventions 26 Jan 2012
Tutorial - When naming your variables, put a little bit of thought into it and name them well. Well thought out variable names make Java programs both easier to read and easier to maintain. Good names can even make Java programming fun.
New Java 7 Features: How to Use a More Precise Rethrow in Exceptions from Project Coin 12 Jan 2012
Tutorial - Afficionados of other languages such as Scala or Clojure are always slagging the fact that Java is too verbose and cumbersome. So, it's not too surprising to find out that Java 7 introduced a number of new facilities that can help to trim down the code...
New Java 7 Features: Suppressed Exceptions and Try With Resources from Project Coin 12 Jan 2012
Tutorial - One of the great things about the new try-with-resources construct is the fact that any AutoCloseable object that is initialized in the resource declaration block will be automatically closed when the code block executes, regardless of whether an...

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Expert Technical Advice:

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Java 7 and the intricacies of safe and unsafe casting 26 Jan 2012
Tip - One of the problems with casting is that it does have the potential to cause a loss of precision, especially if the number that gets cast does indeed fall outside of the range of the target type. Here we will explain why this happens.
OCPJP Java 7 Mock Certification Exam: A Tricky Question about ARM and Try-with-Resources 30 Dec 2011
Tip - The Oracle Certified Professional Java Programmer (OCPJP) exam requires you to know the ins and outs of the new language features introduced in Java 7. This tricky question tests you on your knowledge of try-with-resources and AutoCloseable objects.
Integrating Eclipse and WebSphere Portal 7 09 Jun 2011
Tip - Using Eclipse to develop applications for WebSphere Portal 7 can save you a considerable amount of licensing expense, but the integration can be a bit tricky in the early stages.

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