Difference between revisions of "E4"

Introduction

'e4' is the incubator code name for the next major version of the Eclipse platform, 4.0. Topics being investigated include declarative UIs (CSS, etc.), scripting (Javascript and others), flexible resource models, plugins implemented in other languages, and DOM driven RESTful architectures.

Project Definition

NEW The e4 project has been created and provisioned provisioned! Here is the e4 project proposal and creation review slides.

Background Information

• EclipseCon 2008 Eclipse 4.0 talk slide deck
• EclipseCon 2008 The Future of SWT talk slide deck
• notes from the e4 BoF
• How to run the demos
• bug 200097 is the bugzilla plan item for creating an Eclipse 4.0 Plan
• E4 Wishlist
• Constructive criticism of E4: [1], [2]
• The Future of RCP

Communication Channels

• NEW The e4 project has been provisioned with the following new mail list. The timeline for moving to it is TBD.
• e4 mailing list
• e4 newsgroup
• (old) e4 mailing list
• #eclipse-e4 on irc.freenode.net - logs (also here).
• meeting minutes

This calendar is available in the following formats:
iCal,ATOM News Feed,HTML

Ongoing Work

• Styling (CSS, XAML) Roundup
• Flexible Resources
• Workbench Model
• Eclipse Application Services
• Pervasive Themes
• Compatibility
• Work Areas
• E4 Committer Resources

Past Work

• Summit on e4 held in Ottawa, May 22nd and 23rd, 2008