The quarterly release of Eclipse IDE 2026-03 brings some new features alongside bug fixes, such as the Java refactoring function "Convert Class to Record".

The popular Eclipse IDE could be at a major crossroads in its development. Downloaded about 1 million times each month, the open source IDE has become a major force in software development, battling ...

Which Java IDE is best? Compare IntelliJ IDEA , Eclipse, and NetBeans for features, usability, and compatibility with your favorite tools and frameworks. Every Java programmer needs a programming ...

Sun's initial shot at Java on the desktop didn't fare well. Nonetheless, some notable Java desktop applications, such as Sun's StarOffice, have seen success. Initial criticisms of Java applications ...

Some seven years in the making, the Eclipse Foundation's Theia IDE project is now generally available, emerging from beta to challenge Microsoft's similar Visual Studio Code editor, with which it ...

The Eclipse Foundation's Theia IDE project finally shipped in a non-beta release that offers a completely open source development tool that can be used on Windows, Linux or macOS desktops or in the ...

It won't get the headlines that Microsoft bringing SQL Server to Linux did, but Microsoft joining the Eclipse Foundation and integrating Visual Studio with Eclipse is just as big a deal for developers ...

After approximately seven years in development, the Eclipse Foundation's Theia IDE project is now generally available, emerging from beta to challenge Microsoft’s similar Visual Studio Code (VS Code) ...

Historically, development tools have been tied to a specific operating system. Yet, some vendors have seen success in building products that target multiplatforms. A new phenomenon, a modular ...

The MetaWare development tool kit includes a C/C++ compiler, a debugger, and an eclipse-based IDE (integrated development environment). New features of the kit include a source-management tool, a ...

It's always a good idea to employ a few static code analysis tools as part of your software development routine. There are a number of great tools that perform static analysis of Java code, such as ...