The book is focused on providing developers with the definitive resource to

which they can turn for in-depth knowledge and practical solutions to

challenges encountered when extending the Eclipse environment for

commercial use. The authors use a very practical approach to teaching Eclipse.

They begin by introducing the Eclipse development environment, and

outlining the process of building a simple plugin. The rest of the book is

focused on describing each of the various aspects of plugin development and

furnishes in-depth knowledge of how to solve the various challenges involved.

Sometimes a developer needs a quick solution, while at other times that same

developer needs to gain deeper knowledge of a particular aspect of Eclipse

development. The intent is to provide several different ways for the reader to

absorb and use the information so that both needs can be addressed.