My first Eclipse RCP application
Posted Sun, 30 Jul 2006 12:39:00 GMT
I have just made my first Eclipse Rich Client Platform application. It does not do much (displays a text and a couple of fields), I just wanted to get a feel for the product.
It looks like a great way to build standalone applications - it has a fairly simple API, and is quite intuitive for eclipse users, and will be especially easy for someone, who’s written plugins.
Essentially that’s what you finished product is - the eclipse core, plus a few plugins. Mine, which admittedly, did nothing, ended up being just over 10Mb, but I suppose a much larger app will still be just over 10Mb, because 99% of that is the eclipse core.
One of the best things though, is that the application can be exported to any supported operating system, and it actually looks native and is native, despite being written in java, because the eclipse runtime is for that platform. Great!
And this 10 minute intro to Eclipse RCP is very, very useful - http://www.eclipsezone.com/eps/10minute-rcp/
