Exercise - Eclipse IDE and Java Development with Eclipse

Using Eclipse, perform the following actions, and answer the questions below:

To complete this exercise, use the : reference, Workbench User Guide and Java Devlopment User Guide.

  1. Download some Java programs from Sourceforge, maybe jajuk, jHotDraw, and 2 others, to work with.
  2. Create a new workbench. A workbench is analogous to what in Unix systems?
  3. Name three different perspectives offered by Eclipse. Find the shortcut way of changing perspectives. Try changing to different perspectives to see what they look like.
  4. Name some of the views within the Java perspective. What is a view analogous to in other systems?
  5. Be sure you can explain the difference between workspace, perspectve, view, editor within Eclipse.
  6. Following the instructions in the web address above, section on Creating a new project: Create a simple project, using one of the three different methods for creating a simple project. What are the 3 different ways to create a project?
  7. Try different views within your project. How did you get different views?
  8. Follow along the Java Development User Guide, performing the actions with Eclipse as noted there.
  9. So, what do you think about developing Java programs with Eclipse?
  10. Email pollock@cis.udel.edu with your answers to the questions when you have completed.