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Eclipse IDE Components

• Eclipse Platform: software 'backbone'

• Software Development Toolkits: Language-specific

• Java
• C and C++
• PHP
• Relational database (RDBMS) development

• SDK's implemented as 'Plug-ins': code modules 'registered' with Eclipse platform when installed

• Plug-in tool Development Environment: For constructing NEW Eclipse components

 Key Eclipse IDE Concepts

• Platform Kernal: Code required to start Eclipse, load plug-ins

• Workbench: The basic Eclipse Graphical User Interface

• Workspace: Manages all resources connected to a project

• Project: Encapsulates all of the information required to build your application

• View: Internal windows that let you 'see' parts of your project

• Perspective: Predefined set of views and editors intended to support specific languages

• Example: the Java Perspective presents views used for Java code development 
• Users can create custom perspectves to support their preferred environment
  

• Components: Building Blocks of the Eclipse IDE. Examples:

• Team: Supports software version control
• Help: Supports online help and documentation