Installing and using Eclipse
- Get JEE: Download Eclipse 3.4 Ganymede from Oregon State
- Connect to SubVersion with SubClipse http://subclipse.tigris.org/update_1.2.x (update_1.4.x does not work with older svn on MacOS 10.5)
- Learn Some Eclipse Tips (handy keyboard shortcuts)
Web Tools
Steps to create a new web service:
- Install Eclipse and start it up
- Install the WTP (go to Help->Software Updates->Find and Install... and add http://download.eclipse.org/webtools/updates/ )
- Download Tomcat and Configure (go to Servers, right-click and select New...)
- Create a new Project, selecting the Web->Dynamic Web Project wizard
- When you have a class you want to expose as a web service, right-click and select Web Services->Create a Web Service
Remote Debugging
- This page has a great step-by-step procedure for configuring Eclipse and an external J2EE container, such as JBoss, to talk together in order to support remote webapp debugging: http://www.onjava.com/pub/a/onjava/2005/08/31/eclipse-jboss-remote-debug.html?page=1
