IBM Wants To Eclipse Unix Developers

The command line is a wonderful thing, and a developer skilled in the ways of vi (or emacs if you must) can build great applications; IBM thinks developers can do even better with its Eclipse IDE. For developers new to the ways of Unix, the command line editor can be at best daunting and at worst an obstacle to accomplishing one's tasks. Freelancer Chris Herborth :wq in vi again. Eclipse runs on any Unix platform with a Ant as an adaptor between the Eclipse IDE and your existing build process probably won't take you much time. It also gives you access to all of the existing capabilities. The author takes the developer through the process of bringing over existing code into Eclipse. The GUI-based interface lets the developer choose the import source and bring in selected files. Eclipse supports importing code from Subversion and classic bit of vi humor before you leave. | document.write("Email murdok here.") Add to document.write("Del.icio.us") | Yahoo! My Web Drag this to your Bookmarks. David Utter is a staff writer for murdok covering technology and business.