EasyEclipse: Eclipse with a Kickstarter human face
Yes, this is an "improved" paid version of Eclipse for Java. And not just a one-time fundraising on a kickstarter is planned, but even a sale of a licensed version in the future. This was to be expected, and (IMHO) this is why:
Actually, EasyEclipse for Java .
Who is behind this? Pascal Rapicault is a developer and one of the architects of Eclipse, plus two more people. And also, although EasyEclipse is not an official project of the Eclipse Foundation, some of the code will have to be committed to Eclipse, or negotiated with other teams to add or fix something. Therefore, some of the money collected will go to Eclipse developers.
What do they want to do? First of all, release the Eclipse build, which would immediately “out of the box” support Java, Git, SVN, CVS, XML, HTML, CSS, Ant, Maven, review the default settings and UI, and make it all more user-friendly. (And don’t ask why, for example, integration with SVN is not included in standard Eclipse - either they don’t want or cannot because of the license; but EasyEclipse will have everything). What else? Add different whistles like “Tips and Tricks”, global search; more templates for code; then - remove the excess from the menu and toolbar, and modify the file.
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This is only part of the ideas that Pascal is going to push into the release (approximately - December 2014, but the beta will be earlier and more often). There are other ideas, but they will take more time. Receive feedback from users, statistics, etc. - planned.
What about regular Eclipse? He is not going anywhere. EasyEclipse is not a fork, all changes in the platform will go to the open source, and the whistles will probably remain proprietary.
Soar or not? Voting on a kickstarter, you need to collect 120K in 45 days. Whether the Eclipse Foundation will help, if I miss a little, I don’t know; but the main thing is to see if there is interest.
- The development of Eclipse as an environment for Java developers has almost stopped. Of course, new standards are maintained, everything works well and quickly, but something is missing. The Eclipse Foundation primarily solves the problems of large companies, but there is no power left for the convenience of users;
- at the same time, Eclipse is a powerful platform, and some of the problems can be solved quite easily;
- Using the example of Intellij Idea, you can see that programmers are willing to pay for an IDE if it’s convenient to work with. Therefore, you can try this model with Eclipse.
Actually, EasyEclipse for Java .
Who is behind this? Pascal Rapicault is a developer and one of the architects of Eclipse, plus two more people. And also, although EasyEclipse is not an official project of the Eclipse Foundation, some of the code will have to be committed to Eclipse, or negotiated with other teams to add or fix something. Therefore, some of the money collected will go to Eclipse developers.
What do they want to do? First of all, release the Eclipse build, which would immediately “out of the box” support Java, Git, SVN, CVS, XML, HTML, CSS, Ant, Maven, review the default settings and UI, and make it all more user-friendly. (And don’t ask why, for example, integration with SVN is not included in standard Eclipse - either they don’t want or cannot because of the license; but EasyEclipse will have everything). What else? Add different whistles like “Tips and Tricks”, global search; more templates for code; then - remove the excess from the menu and toolbar, and modify the file.
')
This is only part of the ideas that Pascal is going to push into the release (approximately - December 2014, but the beta will be earlier and more often). There are other ideas, but they will take more time. Receive feedback from users, statistics, etc. - planned.
What about regular Eclipse? He is not going anywhere. EasyEclipse is not a fork, all changes in the platform will go to the open source, and the whistles will probably remain proprietary.
Soar or not? Voting on a kickstarter, you need to collect 120K in 45 days. Whether the Eclipse Foundation will help, if I miss a little, I don’t know; but the main thing is to see if there is interest.
Source: https://habr.com/ru/post/214819/
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