I use several JavaScript libraries in my web apps. Just one of the many reasons I like Spring MVC over other web frameworks – like JSF – is that you can easily use current web technologies. HTML5? CSS3? jQuery? No problem! Actually there is one problem, but it’s an Eclipse (or Spring STS) problem. When…
I recently tried to load a sample IRS 1120 tax return in XML format (Example_TransmissionWithConsolidatedReturn.xml in their schema distribution) into the Eclipse XML editor. I shouldn’t need to tell you that the IRS schemas are quite complex. The “simple” return was over 12MB! After a lot of heaving, Eclipse just punted and complained about running…
The Eclipse projects yearly multi-project release is now available. It is code named Helios which replaces Galileo. The new eclipse version is 3.6. One of the new features is an “easier” way to find and install plugins. (Help->Eclipse Marketplace…) Helios comes with a ton of plugins but not support for maven. sigh. So, OK, let’s…
RAD 7.5 was just released and I just installed it. Lots of improvements. It’s based on Eclipse 3.4 now. One glitch. I use the Maven plugin on many projects. I cannot install the POM editor. That’s mostly OK with me since I just use the XML editor but sometimes I like to have a second…
The m2Eclipse plugin has been accepted into the Eclipse Foundation. Perhaps this will push development along. Already there is a ton of new features in the current release – along with decent documentation! Thanks! The update site at codehaus is still alive but it looks like the new versions will be at http://m2eclipse.sonatype.org/update/ and for…