Cloud computing is one of the hottest topics currently discussed in the IT sector. Although there are many different definitions of the term 'Cloud', providing remote services is at the center of Cloud computing. This webinar will demonstrate how "goodies" from different Eclipse projects can be combined to build applications on Cloud infrastructures.

Together, Equinox and OSGi provide a fundamental infrastructure for defining modules, managing lifecycles and facilitating collaboration between modules. Both are addressing the programming challenges in dynamic, modular and extensible systems.

The webinar will start with a short introduction to Cloud computing. Using the g-Eclipse framework, a distributed, virtual infrastructure will be set-up. Leveraging OSGi and ECF frameworks, a manageable distributed runtime will be started in order to deploy an application dynamically. The front end for the application will be provided with the support of the RAP application. The live demonstration will show how "goodies" from the Eclipse ecosystem can be combined to build a future SaaS platform.

Total running time will be approximately 1 hour

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Thanks to Adobe for contributing their Adobe Acrobat Connect product to host this webinar.

Wayne and Lynn talk about what's new and cool at the Foundation for October 2009. This month, they discuss Eclipse Summit Europe, DemoCamps, EclipseRT Days, project plans and the EGit project.

Total running time 09:17 minutes

Cloud computing is one of the hottest topics currently discussed in the IT sector. Although there are many different definitions of the term 'Cloud', providing remote services is at the center of Cloud computing. This webinar will demonstrate how "goodies" from different Eclipse projects can be combined to build applications on Cloud infrastructures.

Together, Equinox and OSGi provide a fundamental infrastructure for defining modules, managing lifecycles and facilitating collaboration between modules. Both are addressing the programming challenges in dynamic, modular and extensible systems.

The webinar will start with a short introduction to Cloud computing. Using the g-Eclipse framework, a distributed, virtual infrastructure will be set-up. Leveraging OSGi and ECF frameworks, a manageable distributed runtime will be started in order to deploy an application dynamically. The front end for the application will be provided with the support of the RAP application. The live demonstration will show how "goodies" from the Eclipse ecosystem can be combined to build a future SaaS platform.

Total running time 53:29 minutes

Thanks to Adobe for contributing their Adobe Acrobat Connect product to host this webinar.

There is more than Require-Bundle? Other things than the Extension-Registry for extensibility? Bundles can be really dynamic, without restarting the system? Wow, this sounds strange - at least to many Eclipse developers.

This webinar gives a brief overview of what OSGi gives you to implement real modular and dynamic applications, including Import-Package vs. Require-Bundle, OSGi-Services and where to use them in Eclipse-based apps, and more.

Total running time 50:25 minutes

Thanks to Adobe for contributing their Adobe Acrobat Connect product to host this webinar.

As part of the OSGi 4.2 specification, there is a new spec (RFC119) intended to standardize the distribution and network discovery of OSGi services. The ECF project (http://www.eclipse.org/ecf) has implemented the latest available draft and this is included in the Galileo release. Scott will present his open source, open protocol, open provider approach to implementing this spec, show example applications and discuss how others may extend and/or replace the implementation. He'll also touch on some basic issues of distributed services, such as network transparency and 'leaky' abstractions like synchronous remote procedure call (RPC).

Total running time 56:21 minutes

This video was recorded at Eclipse Day at the Googleplex.

OSGi has been gaining a lot of popularity in the software industry as of late. As an Eclipse developer, you should be aware that the Eclipse runtime (Equinox) since version 3.0 has been built on top OSGi and you have been writing OSGi bundles. The goal of this talk is to introduce the Eclipse developer to "OSGi-isms" and to answer some of these questions:

• What's the difference between an Eclipse plug-in and an OSGi bundle?
• Is there more than Require-Bundle? Why do all the OSGi guys scream about Import-Package?
• If OSGi is truly dynamic, why does Eclipse ask me to restart every time I install something?
• What's up with OSGi services, how do they compare to extensions widely used in Eclipse?

Total running time 1 hour, 01:28 minutes

This video was recorded at Eclipse Day at the Googleplex.

Wayne and Lynn give the latest Eclipse news for August 2009. Topics covered are the AJAX Tools Framework (ATF) project, e4 along with the e4 webinars and feedback contest, the EGit project, the Eclipse for Silverlight project, the IP Log approval process, an upcoming Eclipse training series, Eclipse Summit Europe and a Maven repository at Eclipse.

Total running time 14:51 minutes

The p2 provisioning platform has replaced Update Manager as a mechanism for managing Eclipse based applications. While p2 is most notably recognized for managing Eclipse installs, p2 has been designed as a general purpose provisioning platform for OSGi and Eclipse RCP.

In this webinar, we will demonstrate how you can use p2 to manage your own RCP based application. We will present examples of how you can include the p2 provisioning platform in your existing RCP application to support: 1) software installs, 2) system upgrades, and 3) configuration management. In particular, we will demonstrate how you can:

• Make use of the p2 provisioning platform for software management
• Integrate the creation of p2 repositories into your build system
• Reuse the p2 user interface and existing work-flows
• Customize the p2 user interface for your specific needs
• Debug common pitfalls

The webinar assumes a basic understanding of what RCP development is. No prior p2 experience is needed.

Most people who know OSGi are familiar with it as a modularity solution. Surprisingly, if you look at the major app servers using OSGi they all but ignore the Service Layer. However the OSGi Service Layer is a crucial part of writing well decoupled software. Services simplify object oriented programing because they significantly reduce the coupling in a system. However, services are usually understood as being heavy-weight communications-based services as in SOA. Ten years ago, OSGi introduced an in-VM service oriented programming model that provides most of the SOA benefits at virtually zero runtime cost. OSGi combines strong modularity with well-defined, dynamic services. In R4.2, with the addition of Service Hooks, the OSGi service model will become symmetric. It will then support discovery of clients waiting for services as well as providers registering services. This dynamic model works surprising well in a large number of real world use cases. This session will explore why a symmetric service oriented programming model is important and can significantly reduce the complexity of developing large complex systems.

This video was recorded at EclipseCon 2009.

Total running time 40:23 minutes

When reusing existing plugins for something innovative, you're likely to do things the original plugin author has not anticipated. This typically brings about some kinds of compromise:

• You adjust your requirements to what the reused plugins provide. Thus you settle for a different product than you intended.
• Or, you refrain from reuse but develop everything from scratch, settling for much lower productivity.
• Or, you apply some brute force method (like copy&paste) to get your job done, but then you settle for a brittle design, that is a pain to maintain.

With Object Teams it is possible to eat the cake (apply unanticipated adaptations by disciplined aspect bindings) and still have it (sustain a well modularized, maintainable design). OT/Equinox brings this power to the development of Eclipse plugins (Equinox bundles).

This video was recorded at EclipseCon 2009.

Total running time 52:59 minutes