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Eclipse, Software Development, GEF

After eight: How to set up Eclipse tool development with OpenJDK, GEF, and OpenJFX for newer Java versions

The article describes the solution to possible stumbling blocks in overcoming a transition from Oracle JDK to OpenJDK 11 in PDE development with GEF and JavaFX.

by Svenja Wendler

9 min. reading time
Eclipse, Xtext, Software Development, GEF, Language Engineering

Pro Tip: Visualizing Xtext Grammar with Eclipse GEF

The Xtext grammar is the central component when developing DSL workbenches based on the Xtext framework. In case of complex DSLs, analyzing the graphical representation of *.xtext files can be useful to understand the structure of defined grammar rules.

by Tamas Miklossy

3 min. reading time
Eclipse, Embedded, GEF

Graphical Editing Framework (GEF) 5.0.0 Release

I am happy to announce that version 5.0.0 of the Graphical Editing Framework (GEF) is part of the Eclipse Oxygen simultaneous release.

by Alexander Nyßen

2 min. reading time