[gentoo-user] Re: using eclipse with java

[James <wireless@tampabay.rr.com>]

 <gottlieb <at> nyu.edu> writes:

> 
> I am a CS prof at NYU, which uses Java for CS 101. 

Haven't been part of a U, since I was asked to leave; all my students
were making to much money consulting and did not want those tuition waivers
or TA paychecks..... Are things any better now ?


> wiki.eclipse.org but am not sure where to go to from here.

Your not alone. Elipse is a constantly morphing ecosystem where billion
dollar boys twist the future for their $elfish reason$.

For example, TI installes Code Composer on top of eclipse for their
"internet of things" embedded linux development ecosystem: Sitara.

http://processors.wiki.ti.com/index.php/Installing_CCS_over_Eclipse

The other semiconductors houses likewise. Many BSP (Board Support Packages)
for newly offered embedded linux system, involve eclipse in some major or
minor way. This approach better integrate support from the SemiConductor
company's point of view for both winblowz and *nix platforms. Most of the
embedded linux kernel vendors, such as MontaVista are similarly using Eclipse:

http://www.mvista.com/development-tools.html

If you guys are deep into hardware at NYU, I'd suggest getting friendly with
one of the big semiconductor houses, via a local FAE or rep. firm and see
what kind of goodies you can get. I use to get hundreds of thousands of
dollars in toys from SemiConductor companies, while at a U. You just got to
talk to them and find the "embedded hotshots" as they like hanging at the U,
imho. Many are hard core coders and still unmarried so those dergraduate
females are of keen value to a total solution community at the U, imho! I
know, I married the worlds smartest female embedded coder, had 3 kids and
retired as a single entrepreneur.

Dam, I'm now missing that sort of (U)) fun.....

Also the FPGA companies are hugely into everything Eclipse, too.

Windows environments are huge with Eclipse, as much of corporate America
is still trying to make Java, the end to all means..... So Eclipse becomes
the bridge between the business college weenies and the engineering groups.
Most business schools teach and use java; Java + Database is huge in the
business world.


Still, Elipse holds interests for me too:

http://www.eclipse.org/proposals/technology.eclipsescada/


So my sugestions is to participate in the NYU "Elipse Thinktank" to see
what exactly they are planning for Eclipse. It's a huge "ecosystem
(echo_system?)" and everybody is lost, but prtenders abound.... ymmv.


Gentoo has not always robustly embraced Java, as Python is the
big daddy here, imho. So once you find out where NYU is headed for Eclipse
you'll be just fine. Be careful, or you could easily be leading the charge:
Java, Java, mocha Java....


hth, cheers!
James