As the title suggests, this massive tome is intended as a guide to best
practices for writing Eclipse plug-ins. I think in that respect it succeeds
handily...There is no fat to be trimmed here. Instead, this book focuses on
enumerating everything from the solid underpinnings to the little touches that
make a plug-in into a dependable, useable tool...Before you even think about
distributing a plug-in you've written, read this book.
- Ernest Friedman-Hill
If you are new to eclipse plugin development/RCP. This book is a must HAVE.
- Bill Combs
If you own any book about Eclipse, but not this one, you're insane. It is, by
far, the best available for plug-in designers and developers. The style of the
book is perfect. It walks you through the creation of a relatively simple, yet
extremely thorough plug-in. Along the way, you get a comprehensive summary of
how to utilize just about every facility that Eclipse provides. The code
examples are explained with illuminating elegance. ("Ureka! Now I understand all
of this!") Rich with screenshot examples...Can a person actually have fun with a
technical reference? My copy (only a week old) is already ratted, dog-eared, and
soiled with coffee stains. Now, I feel like an Eclipse guru. I never write book
reviews, but felt compelled to assure my fellow geeks that this one is a solid
investment. It is the definitive "Master's Handbook" for the software world's
coolest tool.
- Cody Burleson
Just wanted to also let you know this is an excellent book! Thanks for putting
forth the effort to create a book that is easy to read and technical at the same
time!
- Brooke Hedrick
By working through this book as a tutorial I have learned more about Java and
Eclipse than I ever imagined I would...I must say, though, that the book is not
one to be taken lightly. It's not a "for Dummies" book, and that's not a bad
thing. When you talk about "Commercial Quality," this book is one of very few I
have ever worked with that does that epithet justice...I attended a training
course that was meant to jump-start this learning. It cost the company $2000.00.
I paid $49.99 for this book at the same time. The course did a very poor job of
covering this material. This book has done an excellent job. I should rather
have spent the $2000.00 on your book!
- Bruce Gruenbaum
This book covers most of what you would want to know about developing Eclipse
plug-ins using SWT and RCP. What little isn't covered in this book, you either
won't need to know or can easily find on the Web. If I had to get up-to-speed
quickly and completely on Eclipse plug-ins, I would turn to "Eclipse: Building
Commercial-Quality Plug-ins."
- Kevin Taylor
I bought this book and it has been a tremendous help for me in developing an
Eclipse plug-in at my work. I am new to Eclipse much less developing plug-ins
for it; but this book goes step by step with plenty of examples. I like how the
authors shared various tips and techniques to help you save time. The book is
nicely detailed on all aspect of Eclipse workbench, wizards, views, and
perspectives. It has everything that I need to get started on developing
plug-ins. I wish I had this book before I started researching about this topic
on my own with the Eclipse help files. Use this book as a references or your
guide - just use it. It saved me at least two weeks of trying to research it on
my own. The other part that I like about this book, is that, it dives directly
into the topic with necessary details and examples; rather than sugar coat it
with boring information that will make you get another cup of coffee before you
start coding. You can literally pick up this book and start coding your
plug-ins.
- T. Nguyen
Looking for a book to start with using Eclipse and writing plug-in for the
Eclipse platform, this is a must read book. The book is up to date with the
software, easy to understand, and much more. I highly recommend this book to
anyone would like to get involved with Eclipse.
- Paul Le
As I'd never before developed an Eclipse plug-in, I quickly found myself
bombarded by a lot of new things to figure out - many of which are not
well-covered in the on-line documentation. As luck would have it, I got a copy
of "Eclipse: Building Commercial-Quality Plug-ins" and it covers everything. In
this book, the authors, Eric Clayberg and Dan Rubel, provide
step-by-detailed-step instructions on what seems like every design and
implementation consideration surrounding developing high quality plug-ins for
Eclipse. These lessons include liberal and effective use of code examples,
annotated screenshots and diagrams. While reading "Eclipse: Building
Commercial-Quality Plug-ins", I repeatedly found myself thinking things like:
"Wow! That wasn't in the on-line documentation," "That's good to know," and "I
wouldn't have done that correctly the first fifty times, if I hadn't just read a
great explanation about it." I'll be referring to this book as "The Eclipse
Plug-in Development Bible" every time I pull it off the shelf for reference
while plugging away at my plug-in project. If you're developing a plug-in for
Eclipse, and you'd like it to work, but you don't have this book, get a copy,
now.
- Dirk Schreckmann
The book is very clearly explained and covers almost every practical aspects of
Eclipse. After reading this book you can create commercial quality plugin with
confidence just as the book states
- Ejaz Jamil
This is easily one of the most useful books I own. If you are new to
developing Eclipse plugins, it is a "Must Have" that will save you LOTS of time
and effort. If you have already read everything available at eclipse.org and IBM
develperworks, you will still find lots of new topics and good advice in here,
especially things that will help add a whole layer of professionalism and
completeness to any plugin. The book is very focused, well structured, thorough,
clearly written, and doesn't contain a single page of "waffly page filler"...The
style of the book is very tutorial and "doing" focused, but there are very good
descriptions of why everything is the way it is...not just empty instructions to
"click here" and "type this" like some other books I've come across. They also
cover alternative ways to achieving something (not just explanations, but code
too) and explain which would be more useful in different situations...The
diagrams explaining the relationships between the different components and
manifest sections are excellent, and aid in understanding how everything fits
together. It really helps to be able to look at a diagram with all the pieces
connected by relationships while designing and coding. I haven't seen anything
like this in any of the material found online. This book goes well beyond
Actions, Views, and Editors, and I think everyone will benefit from the authors'
experience. I certainly have.
- Tony Saveski
Let's face it, there's a lot to learn when you're new to Eclipse. If you're
looking for just one Eclipse plug-in development book that will be your guide,
this is the one. While there are other books available on Eclipse, few dive as
deep as Building Commercial-Quality Plug-ins. The authors are experts in their
field, having worked with Eclipse and related technologies for years, and having
built commercial products for Eclipse, they really know their stuff. See for
yourself at the book's home page, qualityeclipse.com, where you can preview the
first 4 chapters. Having read this book in its entirety, and learned a great
deal in the process, this book comes highly recommended
- Simon Archer
If you are relatively new to plug-in development, this book is a must. It covers
the most important topics in plug-in development in an easy to follow style.
Each topic begins with a description of the basics, then progresses into more
complex issues, making it possible to get started quickly, then come back and
expand your knowledge as needed. The book as a whole follows the same approach,
beginning with an introduction to Eclipse and the plug-in architecture and
progressing into individual topics. If you are an experienced plug-in developer,
this book is not only an excellent source of reference material, it also covers
many of the issues critical to turning an ordinary plug-in into a first-class
plug-in. Discussions range from how to seamlessly integrate with Eclipse to how
to make your plug-in extensible and how the Ready for WebSphere requirements
impact your design and implementation. It is a must for serious plug-in
developers, especially those building commercial applications.
- Brian Wilkerson
This book is excellent, perhaps the best Eclipse book I’ve read. Definitely
one of the two best.
- morgane.com