URL shortening Algorithm in Java

http://www.vikasing.com/2010/11/simple-url-shortening-algorithm-in-java.html

Custom SWT widgets

There are lot of newly developed SWT widgets which might be useful for us.
https://code.google.com/a/eclipselabs.org/p/opal/

GIT Remote Branches

You might want to figure out, what are the branches exist in the git remote repository,then you want to choose the specific one which you are looking and check them out and merge them into a local repository.

The easiest way do it:
>git branch <-a/-r>

-a => List down all branches- remote and local
-r => List down only remote branches.

Example:

K1205@K1205 /d/Work/KIDE/jsdebugger (master)
$ git branch
  Dev-5.0
  jsdebugger_plugins-master.06
* master

K1205@K1205 /d/Work/KIDE/jsdebugger (master)
$ git branch -a
  Dev-5.0
  jsdebugger_plugins-master.06
* master
  remotes/origin/HEAD -> origin/master
  remotes/origin/JSD-BETA-5.0.05
  remotes/origin/JSD-BETA-5.0.06
  remotes/origin/JSD-GA-5.0.01
  remotes/origin/JSD-GA-5.0.02
  remotes/origin/JSD-GA-5.0.3
  remotes/origin/JSD-GM-5.0
  remotes/origin/JSD-QA-5.0.01
  remotes/origin/JSD-QA-5.0.02
  remotes/origin/JSD-QA-5.0.03
  remotes/origin/JSD-QA-5.0.04
  remotes/origin/JSD-QA-5.0.05
  remotes/origin/JSD-QA-5.0.06
  remotes/origin/JSD-QA-5.0.06.01
  remotes/origin/jsdebugger_plugin-master.01
  remotes/origin/jsdebugger_plugins-master.01
  remotes/origin/jsdebugger_plugins-master.02
  remotes/origin/jsdebugger_plugins-master.03
  remotes/origin/jsdebugger_plugins-master.04
  remotes/origin/jsdebugger_plugins-master.05
  remotes/origin/jsdebugger_plugins-master.06
  remotes/origin/master

K1205@K1205 /d/Work/KIDE/jsdebugger (master)
$ git branch -r
  origin/HEAD -> origin/master
  origin/JSD-BETA-5.0.05
  origin/JSD-BETA-5.0.06
  origin/JSD-GA-5.0.01
  origin/JSD-GA-5.0.02
  origin/JSD-GA-5.0.3
  origin/JSD-GM-5.0
  origin/JSD-QA-5.0.01
  origin/JSD-QA-5.0.02
  origin/JSD-QA-5.0.03
  origin/JSD-QA-5.0.04
  origin/JSD-QA-5.0.05
  origin/JSD-QA-5.0.06
  origin/JSD-QA-5.0.06.01
  origin/jsdebugger_plugin-master.01
  origin/jsdebugger_plugins-master.01
  origin/jsdebugger_plugins-master.02
  origin/jsdebugger_plugins-master.03
  origin/jsdebugger_plugins-master.04
  origin/jsdebugger_plugins-master.05
  origin/jsdebugger_plugins-master.06
  origin/master

Eclipse 4.3 new features

This release was more focused from the tools development and integration point of view, not much enhancements from the underlying platform architecture end.

Here you can find, top 10 Eclipse Kepler Features by Ian Bull 

@ http://eclipsesource.com/blogs/2013/06/26/top-10-eclipse-kepler-features/

Eclipse workbench internals

I have come across very good article on eclipse workbench internals. Please find the link below.
http://www.eclipse.org/articles/Article-UI-Workbench/workbench.html


Workbench Hierarchy:




Eclipse Workbench Representation:

Eclipse Nat Table - Advanced SWT Table widget

Nat Table is the implementation on top of SWT Table with a lot of additional features.

The list includes:

• Multiple row spanning
• Multiple column spanning
• Better paining mechanism in table cells
• Better way of hooking a model to the table.

 These are the features which I have used so far..but there are many more!!

 http://www.eclipse.org/nattable/features.php

Here is the link from Eclipse, where you can find everything about it.

http://www.eclipse.org/nattable/download.php

Eclipse RCP Best Practices

http://www.modumind.com/