The Eclipse Foundation releases Version 1.0 of its Web Tools Platform project to help developers build enterprise Java and Web applications based on the open-source Eclipse development platform.

If Java is to be a viable language for desktop applications, we need to be able to write cross-platform Java applications that use a native UI. This is where Eclipse steps in.

Eclipse is an open-source Integrated Development Environment (IDE) supported by IBM. Eclipse is a popular script creator for Java application development (Java SE and Java EE) and Android apps.

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Potentially a great opportunity for tool providers." Java, meanwhile, is by far the most prevalent language used by respondents, with 76 percent using it as their primary language.