The 3rd most popular text editor/IDE on Linux
Eclipse is an open-source, platform-independent software framework, written primarily in Java, for delivering what the project calls "rich-client applications," as opposed to "thin client" browser-based applications. So far this framework has typically been used to develop Integrated Development Environments (IDEs), such as the Java IDE called Java Development Toolkit (JDT) and compiler (ECJ) that comes as part of Eclipse (and which are also used to develop Eclipse itself). However, it can be used for other types of client application as well.… More Edit
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Did you create this app?| Website: | eclipse.org |
| Developer: | Eclipse Foundation |
| License: | Open source |
| Rating: | Features: Interface: Performance: Price/value: Overall: |
| Usage: | 3 weeks, 7 hours, 42 minutes and 4 seconds |
| Usage since: | 28 September 2009 |
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Eclipse has come a long way and it has grown on me, despite its daunting complexity for beginners. It has also helped me understand OSGi. The availability of (free) third-party plug-ins adds a lot of value.