Eclipse and Mac OS X
Apple Computer's Developer Connection has published an article about using Eclipse within the Mac OS X system.
Apple's Developer connection has published a short piece on using Eclipse with the Mac OS X operating system. Here's a short summary from the article of why you should do Java development on the Mac:
- Robust UNIX-based envrioment with extensive file management and scripting tools.
- Bundled with open source projects like Apache, Tomcat and JBoss.
- Java optimized and a first-class citizen
It's an interesting read for people contemplating the combination. In addition, if you're a Mac OS X user and thinking of using Eclipse then you might consider looking at the animated Essential Eclipse Visual Tutorial. It works also on Mac OS X.