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🪐 Eclipse IDE 2026-03 is out!
A big thank you to all contributors, see the acknowledgements page at https://eclipse.dev/eclipse/markdown/?f=news/4.39/index.md

Highlights:
🧬 Java 25 support
🛠️ Improved Java tooling
🖥️ Platform improvements
🧩 Better PDE tooling

Download:
https://eclipseide.org

#Java #OpenSource #DeveloperTools #EclipseIDE

Thomas Froment Feb 23

🇩🇪 I will be in Nuremberg for Embedded world Exhibition&Conference from 10 to 12 March.
If you are attending, feel free to stop by the Eclipse Foundation booth in Hall 4, Booth 4 554, connect with me on LinkedIn and let’s schedule a dedicated slot!
If your products depend on Eclipse Platform (#RCP) technologies simply continuing to consume them will not be enough to ensure their long term sustainability.
#embeddedworld #ew26

Thomas Froment Feb 6

If your products rely on Eclipse Platform technologies, this matters.
🧭 Eclipse Platform (aka #RCP) components remain widely deployed, but the model sustaining them is under pressure.
👇 Read the full article to understand the risk and the concrete ways to act 👇
https://blogs.eclipse.org/post/thomas-froment/if-you-depend-eclipse-platform-technologies-now-time-act

Thomas Froment Jan 28

The OC for Tooling agenda #OCX 2026, the "main event" of the @EclipseFoundation, is now live at https://ocxconf.org/event/2026/agenda
It covers IDE, modelling tools, language engineering, tool frameworks, and the concrete impact of AI on developer workflows and tooling ecosystems.

Thomas Froment Jan 9

Initiative 31 prototype phase: conclusions are out!
Initiative 31 is the evaluation effort exploring an OS agnostic future for SWT. The technical team led by Heiko Klare has published the final report, here are the key takeaways: https://blogs.eclipse.org/post/thomas-froment/story-modernising-eclipse-platform-and-ide

#EclipsePlatform #RCP #SWT

Thomas Froment Dec 5

Why Cursor, Windsurf and co fork VS Code, but shouldn't

Forking VS Code gets you to market fast, but you pay later in rebasing, licensing, and marketplace risk. Building an AI native IDE with deep UX and governance control? Start from Eclipse Theia, not a competitor fork.
Read at: https://blogs.eclipse.org/post/thomas-froment/why-cursor-windsurf-and-co-fork-vs-code-shouldnt

#EclipseTheia #VSCode #AI #opensource

Thomas Froment Nov 27

Tobias Frech Nov 27

RE: https://mastodon.social/@tfroment/115604531084328385

I'll be presenting my top 3 #JVM tools for troubleshooting this evening.

Here are some references:
- https://dev.java/learn/jvm/tool/troubleshooting/
- https://dev.java/learn/jvm/tools/monitoring/
- https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/25/docs/specs/man/index.html
#java

Thomas Froment Nov 24

🇩🇪 Near Stuttgart? This free meetup looks spot on: real world #EclipsePlatform, #RCP, #EclipseIDE, and #Java stories plus forward looking topics, ending with an open BoF. 🍻
⏳ Register: https://eventbrite.com/e/eclipse-ide-and-java-open-community-meetup-stuttgart-tickets-1777749609939
👉 Newcomers welcome!

Thomas Froment Nov 14

✨ Theia AI earns the CODiE for 2025 Best Open Source Project.
If you are a developer, it is the right moment to contribute.
👉 https://blogs.eclipse.org/post/thomas-froment/recognition-openness-theia-ai-receives-2025-codie-award

#DevTools #TheiaIDE #EclipseTheia #IDE

Thomas Froment Nov 4

“So… who’s really adopting #EclipseTheia?” 💡
From Arduino to Arm and IBM — teams everywhere are building their IDEs and tools on this open source platform.
The ecosystem is booming 🚀

#EclipseTheia #OpenSource #DevTools

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