Eclipse Rich Client Platform: Designing, Coding, and Packaging Java¿ Applications

Eclipse, a platform for building applications, was originally aimed at Webapplication and image manipulation. With the release of Eclipse 3.0 there hasbeen a shift to the use of Eclipse as a Rich Client Platform (RCP). In otherwords, using Eclipse as a base for everyday generic applications from mediaplayers to productivity and desktop applications. Thinking of Eclipse as notjust an IDE but a platform for all application building is an evolution for theplatform and significantly extends its reach to developers. In this book thedesigners of Eclipse as an RCP introduces the reader to the RCP concept andwalks them through a set of scenarios and examples using Eclipse to solve realworld, application problems. This will appeal to all developers who want todevelop and deploy world-class applications with rich, native GUIs.Development areas that are already using Eclipse RCP include bio-medical,embedded technology (handhelds, etc), enterprise and productivity applicationsand banking.