Overview
This book gives an introduction into using the Eclipse IDE for Java development.
It assumes no previous knowledge of the Eclipse IDE and can be used by a new user to learn the Eclipse IDE.
Instead of presenting all possible options, this book focuses on the important parts of the Eclipse IDE,
e.g. how to navigate efficiently, which settings helps you to get more productive and the like.
It also contains lots of tips which allow advanced Eclipse users to work more productively with the Eclipse
IDE.
You learn how to create Java programs with Eclipse and how to run them within and outside of Eclipse.
Debugging and unit testing are an important part in the daily work of a developer therefore these topics
are also covered in detail.
You find lots of examples and exercises to practice.
The book also explains the usage of the Git version control system within Eclipse as Git is becoming
more and more the dominate version control system.
Errata
Every book has errors/mistakes to a certain degree. You can find a list of the known bugs on
the
errata page of this book.
In case you find errors which have not yet been reported, please send an error report by email to:
erratabooks@vogella.com .
Errors might be one of the following:
- Typographical errors
- Examples that do not work as described in the book
- Factual errors that are not open to interpretation
Author Background
Lars Vogel is the founder and CEO of the vogella GmbH company.
He is project lead of the Eclipse platform UI and e4 project, member of the Eclipse PMC and active developer of the Eclipse IDE and RCP framework.
He loves to share his knowledge by writing tutorials, books and speaking on software conferences.
For the customers of the vogella GmbH he delivers development, consulting, coaching and training in the areas of
Eclipse, Android and Git. These customers include Fortune 100 corporations as well as individual developers.
Lars is a nominated Java Champion since 2012.
In 2010 he received the Eclipse Top Contributor Award and in 2012 the Eclipse Top Newcomer Evangelist Award.