How are Java software developers using the Eclipse IDE?
Abstract
The Eclipse integrated development environment continues to gain popularity among Java developers. Our usage monitoring approach allows tool builders to sample how developers are using their tools in the wild. The data gathered about tool use can be used to prevent feature bloat and to evolve the environments according to user needs. Information about how developers work in a development environment can also provide a baseline for assessing new software development tools. We hope this report provides a start in defining which in formation to collect and distribute on an on going basis to help improve Eclipse and other similar platforms and tools.
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Open source systems permit modifications that enable the longitudinal analysis of expert use, but for productivity applications, the user base is often smaller than for major commercial systems.
“Open source systems permit modifications that enable the longitudinal analysis of expert use (e.g., Murphy et al.'s [2006] analysis of Java developers using the Eclipse IDE), but, for productivity applications, the user base is often smaller than for major commercial systems.”
From Supporting Novice to Expert Transitions in User Interfaces (2015) · cites this paper as Murphy et al. 2006
Code completion is one of the most used IDE features.
“Code Completion is one of the most used Integrated Development Environment (IDE) features, which affects the everyday life of a software developer.”
From Context Composing for Full Line Code Completion (2024) · cites this paper as [7]
Code completion is among the most attractive features in IDEs because it helps developers avoid wasting time on manually typing code and speeds up software engineering activity.
“Code completion is among the most attractive features in integrated development environments (IDEs) [1], [2], since it helps developers to avoid wasting time on manually typing all of the code characters and thus speeds up any software engineering activity.”
From Full Line Code Completion: Bringing AI to Desktop (2024) · cites this paper as [1]
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- Authors
- Murphy, G. C., Kersten, M., & Findlater, L.
- Affiliations
- University of British Columbia (CA)
- Venue
- IEEE Software
- Published
- 2006-07
- Volume
- 23
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 76-83
- ISSN
- 0740-7459 (ISSN-L)
- 1937-4194
- OpenAlex
- W1998265754
- Cited by
- 413
- References
- 5
- Citations by year
- 2026: 6 · 2025: 8 · 2024: 13 · 2023: 9 · 2022: 21 · 2021: 19 · 2020: 22 · 2019: 20 · 2018: 19 · 2017: 25 · 2016: 30 · 2015: 38 · 2014: 39 · 2013: 26 · 2012: 28
- FWCI
- 48.53
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Licence
- Locations
- IEEE Software (publishedVersion)
- UCLA - Biblioteca de Ciencias y Tecnologia Felix Morales Bueno (submittedVersion)
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Computer Science › Information Systems › Software Engineering Techniques and Practices
- Physical Sciences › Computer Science › Information Systems › Software Engineering Research
- Physical Sciences › Computer Science › Computer Science Applications › Open Source Software Innovations
- Keywords
- Eclipse IDE, usage monitoring, tool evaluation
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