I cut my teeth so to speak with eclipse.
Learning Java and even programming mobile devices using Eclipse was a rewarding experince. My last and not so favorable encounter using this platform was Pulsar. But all references to it has disappeared in the new version of Eclipse called indigo. I just like to know if anyone still recommends eclipse when programming mobile device whether J2ME or any other device?
You can continue using Eclipse for developing mobile applications with Indigo release as well. Eclipse Pulsar was a packaging of several Eclipse projects for a providing an all in one download. Pulsar package is discontinued on the indigo release because it lacked the volunteers to support it. However all the projects that were part of the Pulsar are available on indigo release with their new versions.
For JavaME development you can install the eclipse MTJ (mobile tools of Java) using the eclipse update manager.
While Java ME is waning in popularity, Eclipse is now the platform of choice for developing for Android devices (see ADT). I believe Blackberry also has Eclipse-based tooling. What's left is iOS and Windows Phone. For iOS, I have heard some people using Eclipse CDT for development, but it's not a first-class experience due to lack of support from Apple. For Windows Phone, it's Dev Studio all the way.
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I am a Fresh developer of Android application,
can anyone please help that how i can install ADT 11.0.0 on Eclipse(Helios),
i tried my best at least two days to overcome on this issue,but this error is coming continually that conflicting dependency is present.
First Method:
I tried to put ADT 11.0.0 offline in eclipse but this is not affecting,means i just copy paste plugin and features folder of ADT 11.0.0 in eclipse(helios)..
SECOND METHOD:
I used this URL http://dl-ssl.google.com/android/eclipse/ to install ADT 11.0.0 online,
Here is screen shots,
![This is an error which i am facing through online installation.]
I shall be very thankful if anyone helps me..........
Thanking you,
HelperANDFinder.
#HelperAndFinder, you can directly download Eclipse ADT bundle, advantage is that:
With a single download, the Eclipse ADT bundle includes everything you need to begin developing apps:
Eclipse + ADT plugin
Android SDK Tools
Android Platform-tools
A version of the Android platform
A version of the Android system image for the emulator
Means you don't need to install ADT separately, just you need to download this bundle and your job done.
http://developer.android.com/sdk/index.html
That is one way, other way is:
Update an Eclipse IDE for Android development, in which you are more
interested. Kindly look into this link to see step by step procedure:
Click here - This link provides step by step guidance on same.
And for exploring Android in detail with to the point then check out this link:
And to give you high level overview then
Eclipse is IDE which supports Android App Development through plugin or as Complete package which is the first way.
Androi SDK - A Software Development Kit that enables developers to create applications for the Android platform. The Android SDK includes sample projects with source code, development tools, an emulator, and required libraries to build Android applications. Applications are written using the Java programming language and run on Dalvik, a custom virtual machine designed for embedded use which runs on top of a Linuxkernel.
ADT - ADT (Android Developer Tools) is a plugin for Eclipse that helps you to develop Android applications quickly. ADT provides GUI access to many of the command line SDK tools as well as a UI design tool for rapid prototyping, designing, and building of your application's user interface means just drag and drop thing is there to come up with basic layout for your application like we did in swing, and AWT kind of application. It's more than that just explore it more...;)
I'm interested in trying out Titanium for mobile development, and it looks like the best way to do that is to use their customized Eclipse-based IDE. But, I currently use Eclipse for most of my web and android development, and I don't want to risk hosing that installation by installing the Titanium IDE.
So my question is... can Titanium Studio and a standard Eclipse installtion co-exist on the same machine without any conflicts?
Yes. You can install both Titanium Studio and Eclipse in same machine. This will not affect your eclipse and it won't make any conflicts. I have installed both together in my system and it works great.
I've been using Eclipse Classic for developing applications in Java installing plugins as I need. Now I'm thinking to develop an application using Eclipse RCP UI. I've read some tutorials online but they suggest to use Eclipse for RCP/RAP developers.
I've looked at this Eclipse Packages Compare page but I haven't quite figured out why I can't use Eclipse Classic to develop Eclipse RCP applications.
What plugins do I have to install to use Eclipse Classic for Eclipse RCP application development?
There is very little (practical) difference between those two packages. Classic (AKA, Eclipse SDK) includes more source code for the Eclipse bundles themselves, such as JDT and PDE, which can actually be useful when developing your own plugins and RCP apps); RCP/RAP obviously includes RAP, which is critical if you need it but pointless if you don't. RCP also includes EGit (again, nice if you need it) and the XML Tools.
I often start with the SDK (Classic) package and add stuff as I need it. There has even been talk of dropping the RCP package altogether, although it still hangs around.
What plugins do I have to install to use Eclipse Classic for Eclipse RCP application development?
Trust me, you're much better off unziping Eclipse for RCP/RAP developers in a different directory, and using that to develop your RCP application.
You're lucky that adding Eclipse plug-ins to your Eclipse Classic hasn't destroyed your Java development environment.
How to create Symbian s60 application using Eclipse?
Nokia's Carbide.c++ is built using Eclipse, but requires its own full installation. It's not an Eclipse plugin. Lots of information, including downloads at http://developer.nokia.com/community/wiki/Carbide.c%2B%2B
Installing the SDK for use with Eclipse
To use Eclipse with the SDK, install the applications below in the following order:
Java SE Development Kit (JDK)
Eclipse 3.4.1
Eclipse ME 1.7.9 or Eclipse Mobile Tools for Java v0.9.1
Series 40 6th Edition SDK
for sample example visit the link http://developer.nokia.com/resources/library/Java/getting-started.html
Why you don't want to use IDE from Nokia's Symbian SDK? This IDE is based on Eclipse.
what is difference between eclipse pulsar, eclipse mtj, and eclipse me ?
Eclipse ME is an external project started in 2003. As its page says:
EclipseME has graduated to become the new Eclipse Mobile Tools for Java (MTJ) project.
The MTJ project provides all of the functionality from EclipseME 1.7.9 plus many new features and lots of bug fixes. The EclipseME project will remain open indefinitely**, but there will be no new releases of EclipseME**.
Eclipse MTJ is part of the larger DSDP (Device Software Development Platform) set of projects, which addresses a broad range of needs in the device software development space using the Eclipse platform.
MTJ is a project which "will develop frameworks that can be extended by tool vendors and tools that can be used by third-party developers."
Eclipse Pulsar takes advantage of the MTJ framework and provides a "tools integration platform" (as opposed to "an Eclipse with a plugin for mobile development".
It is a package (an Eclipse distribution).
As Chris Aniszczyk says in his blog post:
The other new package is Pulsar which was built specifically for the Mobile Java community.
Pulsar is essentially a mashup of the Eclipse SDK and the Eclipse MTJ projects with the ability of downloading more tools from different handset manufacturers.
You can compare the Pulsar package with other Eclipse packages here.
So:
External Plugin (ME) => official Eclipse project (MTJ) => Full Eclipse distribution (package, with Pulsar)