Eclipse IDE

Eclipse is the quintessential IDE for Java developers. It's open-source, it's powerful, and it's totally free. Java Jedi's know that all the best IDE's are based on the Eclipse platform. It is, quite simply, the Java Jedi's light saber. Whether you're wielding the base platform, the IBM Rational Development Platform, Oracle Workspace Studio, or other Eclipse-based products, our handbook of tips, tricks, and lessons-learned can help you take your productivity to the next level.

Save space and simplify deployments with variable classpath entries
Variable classpath entries can help you put common libraries on the classpath without actually including them in your project. It can help you save local space, server space, and time. It's easy to learn, easy to do, and it helps force best-practice thinking along the lines of 'reuse'.

Avoid Ant build errors with unique classpath entries
When executing an Ant build from within your Eclipse-based IDE, you cannot expect your project's libraries to be on the Ant classpath. You may get several 'cannot find symbol' Ant build errors. From within Eclipse, Ant uses its own unique classpath which is easily configured. This article describes how.