Ed will develop a rich client application live, during the talk, using Eclipse and the RCP tools.
This is a pure Eclipse/Java development talk by Ed (who is with SAS) - there will be no WebSphere or IBM content. We look forward to a great turnout from JUG members.
Regards,
Don
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The New Eclipse Rich Client Platform
Ed Burnette, SAS IBM Building #500 Cafeteria Research Triangle Park, NC
Tues. Aug 31, 2004
6:00 p.m. Gather, Networking, Refreshments courtesy of <http://www.intersystems.com/>InterSystems.com
6:15 p.m. Brief Presentation by InterSystems, publishers of the Cach� post-relational database and the Ensemble integration platform, which enable the rapid creation and fast integration of high-performance applications.
6:30 p.m. Main Presentation: The Rich Client Platform.
The Rich Client Platform ("RCP") is a major new theme of Eclipse 3.0. Many facets and components of Eclipse were recognized as being useful in desktop applications, and they have been factored out for easy use. They are available to you, for your own application, in this platform. The task of implementing a rich client application is now immeasurably easier. By the way, IBM Lotus's new Workplace Client Technology and supporting collaborative applications are being built on the Eclipse Rich Client Platform.
If you have any interest in Java desktop applications, you need to attend this talk.
Our speaker, Ed Burnette is about the best person you could find, anywhere, to give the talk. You will find his tutorials linked to on the main Eclipse RCP Site at <http://dev.eclipse.org/viewcvs/index.cgi/%7Echeckout%7E/platform-ui-home/rcp/index.html>http://dev.eclipse.org/viewcvs/index.cgi/~checkout~/platform-ui-home/rcp/index.html. He is also author of a pending article on RCP in the Dr. Dobbs Journal series on Eclipse.
He publishes <http://www.eclipsepowered.org>http://www.eclipsepowered.org, and is a frequent contributor at <http://www.richclients.org/modules/news/article.php?storyid=9>http://www.richclients.org/modules/news/article.php?storyid=9 , at <http://www.javalobby.org/thread.jspa?forumID=17&threadID=9571>http://www.javalobby.org/thread.jspa?forumID=17&threadID=9571 , http://www.eclipsesource.com/ , and elsewhere.
Ed is a Principal Systems Developer at SAS, where he has worked on such diverse projects as compilers, debuggers, device drivers, performance tuning, and UNIX ports. He also helped write several commercial computer games. Currently, Ed uses Eclipse in the development of OLAP servers, mid-tier providers, and clients written in Java. and C. He is co-author of Manning's "Eclipse in Action", A Guide for Java Developers <http://www.manning.com/gallardo>http://www.manning.com/gallardo.
See the directions below and map at <http://www.rtpwug.org/download/RTPsitemap.pdf>http://www.rtpwug.org/download/RTPsitemap.pdf
The meeting is FREE to all - no RSVP is needed.
Directions to the Meeting
Distance from Raleigh (17 miles) / Durham (8 miles) / Chapel Hill (12 miles)
From I-40, take Exit 280 - Davis Drive. At the end of the exit ramp, take a right (North) onto Davis Drive. Continue straight on Davis Drive for about 0.5 miles. Take a right on Cornwallis road. Go about 1/2 mile, you will cross over railroad tracks. At the IBM gate keep to the right.
If the rightmost gate is down, press on the intercom button and tell the remote guard that you are attending the WebSphere User Group meeting, and give him your name. He will open the gate for you. Go through gate, follow the road around past the first Tivoli Building, looking for signs leading to Building 500 or "Software Group." Our IBM host is Greg Ackerman - they may ask for his name.
Go through gate, follow the road around past the first Tivoli Building, looking for signs leading to Building 500 or "Software Group." It should be the third road on the left. It can be a little tricky, so please allow some extra time the first time.
It can be a little tricky, so please allow some extra time the first time.
You will see a visitors' parking lot. Turn in and park, and walk to the Building 500 lobby.
Be careful not to go too far (the second Tivoli building is too far) or you will find yourself on a one-way exit ramp and have to drive back around.
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