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Java Development

Installing eclipse 3.3 on Gentoo

Today was the day to get eclipse going on Gentoo. I downloaded the latest version (3.3) and dropped it into /opt/eclipse. I fired it up and got: # ./eclipse * run-java-tool is not available for sun-jdk-1.6 on i686 * IMPORTANT: … Continue reading

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first thoughts about eclipse 3.3

After my first full week of using Eclipse (having moved away from JBuilder) I thought I would list some of my thoughts: The visual editor sucks.  Jbuilder 2005/6 and Netbeans have eclipse beat here.  I hope this area improves soon. … Continue reading

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C Programming in Eclipse

In my day to day job, I mainly use java, primarily for the development of graphical interfaces to communicate with custom built hardware running embedded microprocessors (written in assembly and c). In addition though, I also write c and c++ … Continue reading

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JBuilder Registration Woes…

Because of continuing registration issues, I thought it would be interesting to post my thoughts… The place I work has a poor internet connection (hundreds of employees share a limited isp connection so download bandwidth is limited and large downloads … Continue reading

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Rambling thoughts about JBuilder 2007…

I recently made the jump to JBuilder 2007. As a long time user of JBuilder (I started using JBuilder back with version 3) I have to start off saying that this version is quite a bit different from any other … Continue reading

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