Binding: Paperback Dewey Decimal Number: 005.1 EAN: 9780764574702 ISBN: 0764574701 Label: For Dummies Manufacturer: For Dummies Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 360 Publication Date: December 31, 2004 Publisher: For Dummies Sales Rank: 246143 Studio: For Dummies
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
Customer Reviews
Average Rating:
Rating: - Good to begin with
Important Eclipse features are explained , in plain language. First time I see text where someone said in plain English what is JAR, Plug In and so on further.
YOU HAVE TO KNOW JAVA BEFORE READING THIS (it's something you know already, I guess).
Rating: - Decent Book, but a little dated
These days anyone who writes a book on a software tool has to offer something over the standard online documentation.
Eclipse is a behemoth so is a potentially good candidate. This book may have filled a need when wrritten, but the tools and the documentation have moved on since. It provides decent basic coverage and is easy to read, but needs to be updated. the book is not totally useless yet, but it's reaching its end of life.
There are now googleable online tutorials ... Read More
Rating: - Great Eclispe IDE Reference
This book provided lots of useful tips and information to the inner workings of the Eclispe IDE. Elcipse for Dummies was well compiled and very informative, it also gives the reader much more of an understanding of the very popular Eclispe IDE and how to best utilise it's features.
Rating: - Why I selected this book over the others
First, I agree with what the other reviewers have stated. However, my method for selecting the book is different. I downloaded Eclipse, installed it, and started using it just by "look and feel". I felt a bit like I was driving a car on a one-way street in the wrong direction. Still, I stayed with it until I felt I could identify a number of things I wanted to do, but really couldn't immediately figure out. I then shopped around looking for a book that answered my questions. (I frequently shop the ... Read More
Rating: - An Eclipse book for the application programmer.
I bought this book because it's purpose is to teach the use of Eclipse for the sake of using Eclipse. That is as opposed to using Eclipse to enhance Eclipse, ie, writing plugins. It did an admirable job of achieving that purpose. The writing style is relaxed and intended to be conversational.
Eclipse for Dummies is about 335 pages in length. The book has four major sections, each section containing one or more chapters for a grand total of 18 chapters. Section 1 is the basic introduction ... Read More
- Good to begin with
- Decent Book, but a little dated
- An Eclipse book for the application programmer.
