Audience
This book is targeted at several groups of Java™ developers. Some Java programming experience is assumed and no attempt is made to introduce Java concepts or syntax.
For developers new to the Eclipse RCP, there is information about the origins of the platform, how to get started with the Eclipse IDE, and how to write your first RCP application. Prior experience with Eclipse is helpful, but not necessary.
For developers experienced with creating Eclipse plug-ins, the book covers aspects of plug-in development that are unique to RCP development. For example, not only are there special hooks for RCP applications, but RCP applications have additional characteristics such as branding, plug-in building as part of a release engineering process, deployment, and installation to name a few.
For experienced Eclipse RCP developers, this book covers new RCP features and functions in Eclipse 3.1 as well as the new tooling that makes designing, coding, and packaging RCP applications easier than ever before.
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