In my work they are using a system in Java that works as a TFS. We also use a plugin in eclipse to handle the versions of the projects. My question is if I can use VisualSVN, instead of the plugin, for better management of versions. In short, is it possible to use properties of TFS in VisualSVN ?. If possible, what can be used ? Thanks.
SVN is a version control system. TFS is project planning, version control, build, testing, release, and so on in one package. Basically, it's a superset of SVN.
You can use all of the non-source control while keeping your source code in another version control system, but it would be hacky and awkward and require a bunch of hoop-jumping that just isn't necessary. You can migrate source code from SVN to TFS very easily, with fairly minor disruption.
TFS has two options for source control: TFVC, which is similar to SVN, and Git, which is not.
For Java developers, there's a plugin for Eclipse called Team Explorer Everywhere that gives them an IDE-integrated TFS experience.
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I recently downloaded VS Code for Java development. When I initially opened an existing Java Project in VS Code, it was unable to identify objects from the Selenium library. I downloaded the Java Extensions plugin and a few others, and now VS code will not recognize any of my imports as valid. Javax and Java.swing are among the now undetectable libraries. Is there a setting I missed? What do you recommend?
VSCode just an Editor, after you install some extensions, it only makes the editor more convenient, get more abilities even can help you develop the project of some kind of language through combine with the language support in your computer. Such as, you need to install JDK, then to install the 'Java' extension, then the extension to combine with the JDK and the VSCode, then you will get the ability to develop java project in VSCode.
That's means, The 'Language Support for Java(TM) by Red Hat' has nothing to do with java development. For example, after you install the JDK on your computer, you can develop java projects in the other IDEAs such as Intellij IDEA or some others. The 'Language Support for Java(TM) by Red Hat' extension just to combine the JDK with VSCode better, to make VSCode better to develop java project.
As you said, you failed to import libraries. Of course, the 'Java' extension without any libraries of java. You need to configure it by yourself. In the Explorer panel, you can find 'JAVA PROJECTS'. In it, you can find which libraries you have referenced and you can adds libraries in it. And of course, you'd better take maven to manage your project.
By the way, recommend you to install 'Java Extension Pack' extension.
You're going to need to add support through extensions because by default VS Code does not support Java. The great thing about this extension is that you get a slue of other extensions as well, such as; maven, debugging tools, support for junit, auto completion, etcetera.
On a side note, you could always use an IDE/IDEA like IntelliJ, Eclipse, or likewise. I'm definitely partial to IntelliJ but they all have their pro's and con's.
Does the version of Eclipse affect the version of code? Suppose, developers are using different version of Eclipse for same version of code with same version of JDK. Will it cause any issue?
No, the version of Eclipse does not matter.
Eclipse has extensive configuration for exactly which version of Java you are targeting. For example see the 'Java > Compiler' settings in the Preferences, and the 'Compiler Settings' in the Properties for a Java project.
You can also tell Eclipse which JRE/JDKs you have installed (see the 'Java > Installed JREs' page in the Preferences). You can run your code using any of these JREs, this is completely separate from the version of Java you are using the run Eclipse itself.
You do need to run a version of Eclipse which understands the version of Java you want to use. So for Java 13 you need to use at lease Eclipse 2019-12.
Of course newer versions of Eclipse contain more tools for helping with Java development and more bug fixes so using an up to date version is recommeneded.
Eclipse is simply an IDE (Integrated development environment). It combines debugging, compiling and other convenient tools for development. on the other hand, the Java code itself is separate, and you don't necessarily need eclipse to write the code. In fact, a simple text editor is enough. All you need is a file with a java extension (Example: hello.java).
It depends on what users share. I'm assuming you're using some sort of SCM, in which case the same project (fully shared) on different versions of the IDE can possibly lead to annoying situations.
There would be no issues in general, as far as producing the code is concerned, except in situations where some versions of IDEs don't support the required Java version (or other features). But I see this more as the user being affected rather than the project/code.
Here's what you should keep in mind:
Keep IDE project configuration files (such as .project, .settings, .classpath) ignored by your SCM system
All Java configuration should be based on a build tool. Use Maven/Gradle, etc, and any modern IDE will be able to create a project from its config file. The IDE would derive local configuration files which should not be sent back to shared repositories
This way, all developers are free to use whatever IDE (and whatever version) without causing interference, and CI tools will work off build tools' configuration as well.
I use Eclipse Indigo for java development but I want to experiment with scala. Since I have to download a nightly build to run on Eclipse : http://scala-ide.org/download/nightly.html is this safe ?
Is there a chance the plugin can corrupt my eclipse installation since the plugin is not a full blown release as yet ?
I run the latest Scala milestone with no problems right now, which is probably safer than the nightly, and has better highlighting features. If you do run into trouble you can always revert to a previous installation state in Eclipse, so I would consider it safe
The plugins architecture is designed so that Eclipse is protected from instability, unless they maliciously delete files on your installation, I doubt they would break Eclipse permanently. To be extra careful you can make a backup of your eclipse directory.
Nighly builds gives developers a chance to use latest features (not certified to be working on all environments) of the plugin which are not yet made available to end users. In general they work fine but there may be few undiscovered issues. You can always rollback your installation if something goes wrong or if you find any bugs.
If your aim is to learn or develop using scala, better to use stable build. A stable scala-ide plugin is available for Eclipse Indigo. Please visit 'http://scala-ide.org/download/current.html' for more details.
I need to add svn support to my own eclipse rcp application. I need to show commit history and checkout specific version of a file from svn server.
Do I need to use sublipse or subversive or svnkit is enough?
Subclipse and Subversion do the same thing. Subclipse is from SVN and Subversive is from the Eclipse camp. SVNKit is just the connector. I use Subclipse from the SVN camp primarily because it is built by the SVN community and usually always works flawlessly. Subversive is a less reliable plugin on the SVN side IMHO..
Subclipse also supports pretty much all the SVN detail level attributes and works right out of a SVN Perspective so you can manage everything from the IDE and Project.
You can use SVNKit if you are just looking for an API and you want to do all the work yourself to call the API and build a UI for the SVN features you want. If you want to reuse the UI and work that was done already, then you would need to use Subclipse and drive its views and commands from your code.
There are different version of eclipse for different development environment.
My question is IF IDE remains same then why different versions, and if someone want to use all supported environments in single IDE how he/she can achieve that.
I want to use eclipse as single IDE for PHP, Java & Reports and Android development, instead of using different installation of eclipse.
Somebody helps me or refer me some link, it's quite confusing!
All the versions of Eclipse on the main site download page are the same version of Eclipse, but packaged with different sets of plugins. You can always install more features in Eclipse by installing more plugins.
You can have a single installation of Eclipse and use it for all your development needs - depending on your tastes however, it may sometimes be more manageable to have separate installations of Eclipse for different tasks (when there are a lot of plugins, Eclipse can take noticeably more time to start.)
There ARE different versions of Eclipse out there. But if we stick to one version and look at why there are different variants to download it's basically just that they come prepackaged with a specific component. So if you would like to use your Eclipse for C++ development you can get going with on single download. Instead of downloading the main IDE and then adding the module to support C++.
But after you install Eclipse, with any prepackaged modules, it's easy to add new ones. Say you have Zend Studio which is a PHP IDE based on Eclipse. You can still add all other modules supported by the version of Eclipse that Zend Studio is based on. For instance the Android SDK kit for Android development. You can add most modules by doing a search for them and finding the url to it's update site. Then click Help->Install New Software. Then you click Add and add the URL of the Update site of the module you wish to install.
Then you can select it from the Work with drop-down and it should appear in the list. Select it and click Next.
That way you can install almost all available modules for Eclipse. Note that sometimes you can run in to compatibility issues between installed modules and dependency problems. But most of the time it works fine.
They are not different versions, just the same backend with plugins for the particular language. Just that the specific versions are configured for best use with the language specified. If you want to use more languages than the default one in the eclipse you downloaded, just download the plugins you require and install in your installation of eclipse
Eclipse is plugin based IDE and these plugins may not like each other sometimes. It will be better to use more installations. In fact if you are developing Java and PHP you will need only 2 of them.
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Keeping installation separated you will have better control.