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You may already have heard: Silverlight 2.0 has been released. This is a big update to the Microsoft alternative of Flash. It will be interesting to see whether Silverlight will gain momentum on the web, it will probably require another  YouTube or a controversial push using Internet Explorer 8 or Windows Update to get an install base. ...

Last week the Eclipse Process Framework project released a new version of their tooling and processes. EPF is basically a tool to build a process web site with, as well as open source versions of popular processes like OpenUP (RUP), Scrum and XP. With the new release EPF also provides a collection of "practices". The published EPF ...

The next release train of Eclipse is out now! 23 projects now, 18 million lines of code, lots of new and updated stuff. Eclipse 3.4 contains boatloads of cool little things, a new breadcrumb so you can do even more while full-screen, and the very advanced p2 update system. Mylyn 3.0 got some nice updates, Webtools 3.0 had (again) a much needed ...

Last wednessday was the NL-JUG J-Spring 2008 conference, which is probably the biggest Java event in Holland by now. The event was packed with over 1100 visitors, but organized very well and everything went smooth. NL-JUG co-lead and collegue Bert Ertman was awarded the very prestigious Java Champion title which makes him the one of two Dutch ...

Eclipse Monkey is an amazingly useful tool if you want to do some quick hacking in a big workspace. On the project I am currently working on, the workspace consists of 180+ Eclipse projects. Scripting changes to configuration settings and check if settings are conforming is a lifesaver. Three examples of scripts I wrote to do some project ...

Finding code that can be thrown away is a highlight of my day. Deleting code means it no longer has to be compiled, maintained or tested. No one has to see the code and wonder "hmm, what's this doing here?". Especially on big projects with shifting insights in features or architecture and design, old code tends to be left behind. ...

As usual right according to plan, Eclipse released the "fall maintenance" packages for Eclipse Europa. This includes Eclipse 3.3.1, Web Tools 2.0.1 and Mylyn 2.1. This is primarily an bug fix release which is especially useful if you are using Web Tools, but less bugs is always better. :) I am preparing for my presentation on Mylyn at ...

Last week was full of Java related product releases. First of all, Sun decided to do a big coordinated release throughout the week. Starting with Glassfish V2, the next version of the reference Java EE application server. You may remember the "old" J2EE days where Sun also provided a reference implementation, which was horrible and ...

A few weeks ago the Eclipse Process Framework (EPF) released a new version of their tools and process libraries. Part of the release is the OpenUP process definition. OpenUP is a spin-off from RUP, and is a more "agile" and lightweight variation. It is released under the EPL, which unlike RUP, means OpenUP is free and open source. You ...

I got a question on how to upgrade Eclipse from 3.2 to 3.3. This is a perfectly valid question, as Eclipse does not have a an automated "upgrade" installation. Upgrading is easy enough though:Unpack the new version of Eclipse in a different location from the old version.Start up the new Eclipse installation.When asked for the workspace, ...