Close
  • Latest News
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Big Data and Analytics
  • Cloud
  • Networking
  • Cybersecurity
  • Applications
  • IT Management
  • Storage
  • Sponsored
  • Mobile
  • Small Business
  • Development
  • Database
  • Servers
  • Android
  • Apple
  • Innovation
  • Blogs
  • PC Hardware
  • Reviews
  • Search Engines
  • Virtualization
Read Down
Sign in
Close
Welcome!Log into your account
Forgot your password?
Read Down
Password recovery
Recover your password
Close
Search
Logo
Logo
  • Latest News
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Big Data and Analytics
  • Cloud
  • Networking
  • Cybersecurity
  • Applications
  • IT Management
  • Storage
  • Sponsored
  • Mobile
  • Small Business
  • Development
  • Database
  • Servers
  • Android
  • Apple
  • Innovation
  • Blogs
  • PC Hardware
  • Reviews
  • Search Engines
  • Virtualization
More
    Home Development
    • Development

    Eclipse Makes Moves to Pass Microsofts Visual Studio

    By
    Darryl K. Taft
    -
    September 6, 2005
    Share
    Facebook
    Twitter
    Linkedin

      As the battle for supremacy in the integrated development environment space more and more becomes a fight between just two camps, Microsoft Corp. better watch out, said one of the leaders from the competing camp.

      Eclipse is poised to overcome the Microsoft Visual Studio development environment as the premier environment for application development, claims Mike Milinkovich, executive director of the Eclipse Foundation, which oversees development of the Eclipse open-source development platform.

      “Long term, Microsoft is looking at the developer space to lead the way” for the companys overall strategy for winning and retaining customers, he said.

      “If we execute, we will, excuse the pun, Eclipse the Microsoft environment,” Milinkovich said in an interview last week at the EclipseWorld conference in New York. “Microsoft is worried about the passion of what open-source software means to developers.”

      /zimages/6/28571.gifPlans are afoot to expand Eclipse in a number of ways. Click here to read what they are.

      Eclipse continues to grow, with new projects being started and new members cropping up to support the platform. Continued growth in support for the platform could set the stage for the scenario Milinkovich described, observers said. And projects like the Eclipse Application Lifecycle Framework set up Eclipse to compete with the Microsoft Visual Studio Team System, which addresses the application development lifecycle in the Microsoft environment.

      Meanwhile, the Eclipse Foundation is slated to announce at least two new strategic members later this month, Milinkovich said.

      At the EclipseWorld conference Milinkovich said the Eclipse Foundation plans to announce two new members in September, with more to follow in later months.

      According to sources, one of the new member companies is expected to be Iona Technologies Inc., of Waltham, Mass.

      Meanwhile, Compuware Corp. acknowledged that the company has been in talks with Eclipse about a strategic membership, but that it has nothing to announce this month. A spokesman said any discussion about announcing an expanded role in the Eclipse organization would be “premature.”

      Compuware already is an Eclipse member at the add-in provider level, but would be assuming a lot more responsibility and influence in the organization should the company opt to become a strategic member.

      Compuware as a strategic member would represent a coup for Eclipse, as Compuware has based its Java tools product line on Sun Microsystems Inc.s competing NetBeans open-source tool set. Detroit-based Compuware has even been a contributor to the NetBeans framework, and now is placing emphasis on Eclipse.

      In a Sun announcement of December 2003, Mike Burba, product manager for Compuware OptimalJ, said: “Compuware is excited to see the direction that the NetBeans platform is taking. As a NetBeans framework contributor, Compuware has been very satisfied with NetBeans improvements over the last couple releases. More importantly, NetBeans has staked out a solid path into the future. These enhancements are critical to the success of products that build on the NetBeans platform—such as Compuware OptimalJ, the market-leading model-driven J2EE development tool.”

      However, a Compuware spokesman said despite the companys adoption of Eclipse, Compuware will continue to support NetBeans.

      /zimages/6/28571.gifClick here to read why Peter Coffee says Eclipse and NetBeans arent always at odds.

      Compuware became an add-in provider for Eclipse in October of last year. Then at JavaOne in June, Compuware announced Compuware OptimalJ 4.0, which features process-modeling functionality and support for the Eclipse open-source development platform. Compuware also had added Eclipse integration to OptimalJ 3.2 Developer Editions existing library of integrated development environment (IDE) plug-ins, which includes Borland JBuilder and IBM WebSphere Studio Application Developer.

      Meanwhile, when Compuware became an add-in provider for Eclipse last year, Bob Barker, vice president of strategic planning at Compuware, said: “As Eclipse continues to gain momentum, Compuware remains committed to driving business value from the developer desktop. We provide unique value to Eclipse developers through our model-driven, pattern-based approach that transforms models directly into working applications. Additionally, Compuwares code diagnostics and performance-tuning products help developers become more efficient and productive.”

      Next Page: The cost of membership.

      Page 2

      As a strategic member of Eclipse, Compuware would have to pay as much as $250,000 annually, lead an Eclipse project and commit a minimum of eight developers.

      Should Compuware become a strategic member, among the possible projects the company might participate in are the Test and Performance Tools Project, the Application Lifecycle Framework (ALF), and the Open Modeling Environment with Links for Extensions and Transformations (OMELET).

      Moreover, the Eclipse Foundations Milinkovich is slated to deliver a keynote at the Compuware OJ.X developer conference in Detroit next month.

      Meanwhile, Iona has been aligning more and more closely with the open-source community, having announced Celtix, its open-source enterprise service bus initiative, and also adopting Eclipse.

      New strategic members would join BEA Systems Inc., Borland Software Corp. and Sybase Inc. among the companies that joined the Eclipse organization this year.

      /zimages/6/28571.gifJust which company did Eclipse want to eclipse? Click here to read more.

      At the EclipseWorld conference, Borlands chief technology officer, Patrick Kerpan, said, “Eclipse is the end of retooling core development capabilities for each evolutionary step of software engineering.”

      He said the opportunity to not have to take that step with each “epoch” is why Borland decided to join Eclipse.

      Raj Nathan, senior vice president of the Information Technology and Solutions Group at Sybase Inc., also at EclipseWorld said Sybase adopted the Eclipse platform for much the same reason.

      “We wanted a uniform platform from which we could innovate,” Nathan said. “We did not want to have to continue to reinvent the wheel.”

      /zimages/6/28571.gifCheck out eWEEK.coms for the latest news, reviews and analysis in programming environments and developer tools.

      Darryl K. Taft
      Darryl K. Taft covers the development tools and developer-related issues beat from his office in Baltimore. He has more than 10 years of experience in the business and is always looking for the next scoop. Taft is a member of the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) and was named 'one of the most active middleware reporters in the world' by The Middleware Co. He also has his own card in the 'Who's Who in Enterprise Java' deck.
      Get the Free Newsletter!
      Subscribe to Daily Tech Insider for top news, trends & analysis
      This email address is invalid.
      Get the Free Newsletter!
      Subscribe to Daily Tech Insider for top news, trends & analysis
      This email address is invalid.

      MOST POPULAR ARTICLES

      Latest News

      Zeus Kerravala on Networking: Multicloud, 5G, and...

      James Maguire - December 16, 2022 0
      I spoke with Zeus Kerravala, industry analyst at ZK Research, about the rapid changes in enterprise networking, as tech advances and digital transformation prompt...
      Read more
      Applications

      Datadog President Amit Agarwal on Trends in...

      James Maguire - November 11, 2022 0
      I spoke with Amit Agarwal, President of Datadog, about infrastructure observability, from current trends to key challenges to the future of this rapidly growing...
      Read more
      Cloud

      IGEL CEO Jed Ayres on Edge and...

      James Maguire - June 14, 2022 0
      I spoke with Jed Ayres, CEO of IGEL, about the endpoint sector, and an open source OS for the cloud; we also spoke about...
      Read more
      IT Management

      Intuit’s Nhung Ho on AI for the...

      James Maguire - May 13, 2022 0
      I spoke with Nhung Ho, Vice President of AI at Intuit, about adoption of AI in the small and medium-sized business market, and how...
      Read more
      Applications

      Kyndryl’s Nicolas Sekkaki on Handling AI and...

      James Maguire - November 9, 2022 0
      I spoke with Nicolas Sekkaki, Group Practice Leader for Applications, Data and AI at Kyndryl, about how companies can boost both their AI and...
      Read more
      Logo

      eWeek has the latest technology news and analysis, buying guides, and product reviews for IT professionals and technology buyers. The site’s focus is on innovative solutions and covering in-depth technical content. eWeek stays on the cutting edge of technology news and IT trends through interviews and expert analysis. Gain insight from top innovators and thought leaders in the fields of IT, business, enterprise software, startups, and more.

      Facebook
      Linkedin
      RSS
      Twitter
      Youtube

      Advertisers

      Advertise with TechnologyAdvice on eWeek and our other IT-focused platforms.

      Advertise with Us

      Menu

      • About eWeek
      • Subscribe to our Newsletter
      • Latest News

      Our Brands

      • Privacy Policy
      • Terms
      • About
      • Contact
      • Advertise
      • Sitemap
      • California – Do Not Sell My Information

      Property of TechnologyAdvice.
      © 2022 TechnologyAdvice. All Rights Reserved

      Advertiser Disclosure: Some of the products that appear on this site are from companies from which TechnologyAdvice receives compensation. This compensation may impact how and where products appear on this site including, for example, the order in which they appear. TechnologyAdvice does not include all companies or all types of products available in the marketplace.

      ×