Eclipse Xtend, a new way to code Java

In 10 years Eclipse has proven to be a powerful and versatile application development environment. Now even more so, since they announced a new programming language Xtend http://www.eclipse.org/Xtext/xtend/ What is extend? Actually it is not a programming language per se, but a quicker way to code Java. It removes most of the tedious noise and … Continue reading

Ubuntu Natty, Eclipse, scrollbars and sliders

Default Ubuntu Natty (11.04) uses sliders instead of permanent scrollbars. These sliders appear when they get mouse focus, otherwise they are hidden. Nice visual effect that saves some desktop space. Except they do not work with Eclipse IDE. Horizontal and vertical sliders do not appear and there are no scrollbars either. Which makes your life … Continue reading

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