Build Applications on the Microsoft Platform Using Eclipse, Java, Ruby and PHP

Published October 30th, 2009 Under General, Silverlight | Leave a Comment

Microsoft has delivered multiple technologies that focus on interoperability with non-Microsoft and Open Source technologies. In this video you will learn how to use the Eclipse tools today to build Silverlight applications that run on PCs and Macs, how to develop using combinations of Java, Ruby and PHP in addition to the standard Microsoft languages, and how Microsoft’s commitment to openness with the Azure Services Platform and the use of claims-based identity supports heterogeneous identity systems.


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Tom Schindl and the Future of Nebula

Published March 23rd, 2009 Under Open Source Tools | Leave a Comment

In this video recorded at Eclipse Summit Europe 2008, Tom Schindl discusses his plans for the Eclipse Nebula project. The Nebula project is a source for custom SWT widgets and other UI components.

Eclipse Tools for Silverlight Interoperability Demo

Published March 19th, 2009 Under Open Source Tools, Silverlight | Leave a Comment

The Eclipse tools for Silverlight project, aka eclipse4SL, is an eclipse plug-in that enables Eclipse developers to use the Eclipse IDE to create applications that run on the Microsoft Silverlight runtime platform. The interoperability scenarios this project enables are very interesting, as it provides more choices to Java/Eclipse developers and opens up new opportunities for Silverlight adoption. This demo gives an overview of the developer experience of creating a basic Silverlight application in Eclipse, shows how collaborating with a designer could work, and gives a sample Silverlight application talking to a Java web service. More on http://www.eclipse4sl.org.

Generate a Flex-J2EE Database Application

Published March 4th, 2009 Under Flex, Open Source Tools | Leave a Comment

Mihai Corlan uses Flex Builder and the Eclipse Web Tools Platform plug-in (WTP) to create a combined Flex/Java application – all without coding in Java.

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GWT in Eclipse

Published October 2nd, 2008 Under AJAX, Open Source Tools | Leave a Comment

Building high-performance Ajax easily with Google Web Toolkit (GWT) in Eclipse has always been possible, but soon it will be downright easy. Bruce Johnson from Google present s GWT’s upcoming Eclipse plugin that helps novices get started and lets experts fly.

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