STEVE HOLZNER

Ant, born during a moment of intense frustration during a cross-platform build, is the tool of choice for Java applications, and expert Holzer keeps in step with its newest features and increasing complexity in this edition, starting with advice on getting and running Ant, using properties and types, building Java code, deploying builds, testing builds with JUnit, getting source code from CVS depositories, and executing external programs. For those seeking more he describes developing for the Web, using XML and XDoclet, performing optional tasks such as using sound and creating splash text, integrating Ant with Eclipse, and extending and customizing Ant. Annotation ©2005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

- Takes users beyond the tutorial and shows them how to use Eclipse to solve a wide range of common problems - Written by an extremely popular Java author whose name recognition with the community will definitely help sell books.You've probably heard the buzz about Eclipse, the powerful open source platform that gives Java developers a new way to approach development projects. It's like a shiny new car--no longer content to just admire Eclipse, you're now itching to get in and drive. Eclipse is to Java developers what Visual Studio is to .NET developers--it's an integrated development environment (IDE) that combines a code editor, compiler, debugger, text editor, graphical user interface (GUI) builder, and other components into a single, user-friendly application. It provides a solid foundation that enables Java developers to construct and run integrated software-development tools for web development, application design, modeling, performance, testing, and much more. As with any extensive programming tool, however, there's a lot to learn. And there s no better guy than well-known Java expert Steve Holzner to teach you. An award-winning and best-selling author who has been writing about Java topics since the language first appeared, Holzner delivers just the kind of targeted, practical, everyday knowledge you need to hone your mastery of Eclipse. Perfect as a companion to an Eclipse programming tutorial (such as Holzner's own Eclipse, O'Reilly, April 2004) or an ideal stand-alone for all those developers who either don't want or don't need the tutorial approach, the Eclipse Cookbook contains task-oriented recipes for more than 800 situations you may encounter while using this new Java platform--from deploying a web application automatically to reverse engineering compiled code, from re-naming all references to a class across multiple packages to initializing the SWT JNI libraries. Each recipe in the ever-popular and utterly practical problem-solution-discussion format for O'Reilly cookbooks contains a clear and thorough description of the problem, a brief but complete discussion of a solution, and in-action examples illustrating that solution. The Eclipse Cookbook will satiate Java programmers at all levels who are ready to go beyond tutorials--far beyond writing plug-ins and extensions--and actually use the powerful and convenient Eclipse day to day.

This hands-on book covers all aspects of Eclipse: the menus, preferences, views, perspectives, editors, team and debugging techniques, and how they are used every day by thousands of developers. Development of practical skills is emphasized with dozens of examples presented throughout the book.