As a Designer, I sometimes need to evaluate different technologies and platforms from a Designer's perspective. Why is it important to get a Designer's view? As Designers we can quickly be boxed in with inflexible UI layers, unusable sets of standard patterns, and the inability to create a great experience. By reviewing and testing, we can determine the pros and cons of a given technology solution. In honor of Eclipsecon 2008 ;-) I've put together a presentation on a popular application platform - the Eclipse RCP. Learn More: <a href="http://www.jeremyjohnsononline.com/2008/03/23/designers-view-of-eclipse/">http://www.jeremyjohnsononline.com/2008/03/23/designers-view-of-eclipse/</a>

1. The Designer’s view of Eclipse
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2. While modern UI technologies like: AJAX,
Flex, Silverlight, and Java FX have the
promise of an exciting and limitless canvas -
traditional applications built with Eclipse
have rarely moved away from its roots as a
development IDE.