 | Level: Intermediate Nicholas Chase (ibmquestions@nicholaschase.com), Freelance writer
18 Dec 2007 Using JSEclipse, JavaScript programmers now have their own Eclipse plug-in
that provides many important features to aid in the development of JavaScript
applications. JSEclipse gives JavaScript developers the same ease of use that
Eclipse has been providing in the Java™ language and others for years. Learn to use
this tool, while creating a colony of evolving "creatures" on your
page.
In this tutorial
This tutorial is for JavaScript developers who want to learn more about making their
lives easier. It covers the JSEclipse tool, which plugs into Eclipse and provides
features like code completion and templates. It also covers Firebug, which provides
true debugging capabilities. Eclipse is a terrific programming tool, providing capabilities such as code completion,
easy navigation, and debugging for programmers of many languages. But until now,
JavaScript wasn't one of them. Now JavaScript programmers have their own tool:
JSEclipse — an Eclipse plug-in that provides many of those same features
for JavaScript applications. In this tutorial, you will learn how to: - Install JSEclipse
- Configure JSEclipse
- Use JSEclipse's features
- Create new content on a Web page dynamically
- Use JavaScript classes to create evolving creatures
- Create continuously moving objects
You'll use JSEclipse to aid in the development of a system that creates creatures,
which are simple objects that move around and evolve as they breed with each other.
Prerequisites
This tutorial assumes you have a fairly good grasp of JavaScript programming.
System requirements
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Eclipse V3.3.x
- JSEclipse uses the latest version of Eclipse. While you may be able to install it into
earlier versions, you will run into missing features and classes that can be difficult
to locate. The core install of Eclipse V3.3.2, available at Eclipse Downloads, will
install JSEclipse out of the box.
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JSEclipse
- You may follow the instructions in the tutorial to install JSEclipse via an update
site, or you can download it directly from Adobe Labs.
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Operating system
- You need an operating system capable of running all of the above. We used
Microsoft® Windows® when creating this tutorial, but you can use a
modern version of Mac OS X or Linux®, as well. Adjust locations of files accordingly.
Formats html, pdf
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