An Integrated Development Environment:
An integrated development environment (IDE) is an all-in-one tool for writing,
editing, compiling, and running computer programs. And Eclipse is an
excellent integrated development environment. In a sense, that’s all ye need
to know.
Of course, what you absolutely need to know and what’s good for you to
know may be two different things. You can learn all kinds of things about Java
and Eclipse, and still benefit by learning more. So with that in mind, I’ve put
together this chapter full of facts. I call it my “useful things to know about
Eclipse” (my “uttkaE”) chapter.
The Grand Scheme of Things in Eclipse:
The Eclipse Foundation divides its work into projects and subprojects. The
projects you may hear about the most are the Eclipse project, the Eclipse
Tools project, and the Eclipse Technology project.
Sure, these project names can be confusing. The “Eclipse project” is only one
part of the Eclipse Foundation’s work, and the “Eclipse project” is different
from the “Eclipse Tools project.” But bear with me. This section gives you
some background on all these different projects.
And why would you ever want to know about the Eclipse Foundation’s projects?
Why should I bother you with details about the Foundation’s administrative
organization? Well, when you read about the Foundation’s projects, you get a
sense of the way the Eclipse software is organized. You have a better understanding
of where you are and what you’re doing when you use Eclipse.
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