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Date of publication: April 15, 2010 (second edition), October 11, 2005 (first edition)
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Book website: [http://eclipsercp.org](http://eclipsercp.org)
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Purchase on Amazon and reviews: [Eclipse Rich Client Platform, Second Edition on Amazon.com](http://amzn.to/fK3Tky)
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Publisher: Addison-Wesley Professional ([AW book page](http://www.awprofessional.com/title/0321334612))
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In Eclipse [Rich Client Platform](/Rich_Client_Platform "Rich Client Platform"), Second Edition, three Eclipse Rich Client Platform (RCP) project leaders show how to use Eclipse 3.5 (""[Galileo](/Galileo "Galileo")") to rapidly deliver cross-platform applications with rich, native-feel GUIs.
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In Eclipse Rich Client Platform, Second Edition, three Eclipse Rich Client Platform (RCP) project leaders show how to use Eclipse 3.5 to rapidly deliver cross-platform applications with rich, native-feel GUIs.
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The authors fully reveal the power of Eclipse as a desktop application development platform; introduce important new improvements in Eclipse 3.5; and walk through developing a full-featured, branded RCP application for Windows, Linux, Mac, and other platforms—including handheld devices and kiosks.
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Drawing on their extensive experience, the authors cover building, refining, and refactoring prototypes; customizing user interfaces; adding help and software management features; and building, branding, testing, and shipping finished software. They demonstrate current best practices for developing modular and dynamically extensible systems, using third-party code libraries, packaging applications for diverse environments, and much more.
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For Java programmers at all levels of experience, this book
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* Introduces important new RCP features such as [p2](/P2 "P2"), Commands, and Databinding
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* Thoroughly covers key RCP-related technologies such as [Equinox](/Equinox "Equinox"), [SWT](/SWT "SWT"), [JFace](/JFace "JFace"), and [OSGi](/OSGi "OSGi")
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* Introduces important new RCP features such as p2, Commands, and Databinding
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* Thoroughly covers key RCP-related technologies such as Equinox, SWT, JFace, and OSGi
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* Shows how to effectively brand and customize RCP application look-and-feel
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* Walks through user interface testing for RCP applications with [SWTBot](/SWTBot "SWTBot")
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* Walks through user interface testing for RCP applications with SWTBot
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* Illuminates key similarities and differences between RCP and conventional plug-in development
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* Hands-on, pragmatic, and comprehensive, this book offers all the real-world, nontrivial code example working developers need—as well as "deep dives" into key technical areas that are essential to your success.
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Free excerpts:
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* [Foreword by Jeff Norris from NASA/JPL](http://eclipsercp.org/book/chapters/RCP_Foreward2.pdf)
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* [Chapter 2](http://eclipsercp.org/book/chapters/RCP_Chapter02.pdf)
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More Information
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1. [http://eclipsercp.org/2010/04/eclipse-rcp-2nd-edition-going-to-press/](http://eclipsercp.org/2010/04/eclipse-rcp-2nd-edition-going-to-press/)
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* [Book review](http://www.eclipsezone.com/articles/rcp-review) by [Wayne Beaton](http://wbeaton.blogspot.com)
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[Nick Edgar](/Nick_Edgar "Nick Edgar")'s opinion: This book is essential reading if you're doing or planning any development with the [Rich Client Platform](/Rich_Client_Platform "Rich Client Platform"). The book also has a nice forward by Jeff Norris of NASA/JPL, where they are building their next generation mission planning platform on top of RCP.
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