PUBLIC MARKS from solrac with tags eclipse & rational

Here's your chance to talk to Dr. Erich Gamma. Feel free to fire away on Eclipse, Java, JUnit, the Rational suite, the Jazz site, or about Dr Gamma's book called Design Patterns: Elements of Reusable Object-Oriented Software.

This article describes how to create custom Ant tasks within Rational Application Developer, which is built on the Eclipse platform. It presents a powerful and flexible ANT technique for extending your product's functionality. It also explains why you might want or need to do so. The example in this article provides a useful function not currently available in the integrated development environment (IDE).

This podcast, with Grady Booch, Lee Nackman, and Walker Royce covers the fifth anniversary of the IBM acquisition of Rational. Learn what it has meant for each company and for the software profession in general. Refinement of Rational's focus, the expansion of IBM's software paradigm, the further embracing of open source and open standards, the investment in growing technical talent, and the Jazz platform are all discussed.

A good source for learning how Eclipse works best with Rational software.