This document discusses the history and evolution of Eclipse usage at eBay over multiple versions. It describes how eBay transitioned from Perl and C++ to fully using Java for its architecture. It then discusses how Eclipse was customized through plugins, wizards, and editors to improve developer productivity for tasks like managing dependencies, working with data access layers, and service-oriented architecture. Key individuals who helped advance Eclipse usage at eBay are also recognized.

1. Eclipse @ eBay
Michael Galpin, eBay
http://fupeg.blogspot.com

2. Agenda

3. History

4. History
Architecture

5. History
Architecture
Organization

6. History
Architecture
Organization

7. In the Beginning...

8. In the Beginning...
AuctionWeb, 1995

9. In the Beginning...
AuctionWeb, 1995
eBay, V1 Architecture

10. In the Beginning...
AuctionWeb, 1995
eBay, V1 Architecture
Perl

11. V2

12. V2
Rapid growth

13. V2
Rapid growth
V2 Architecture

14. V2
Rapid growth
V2 Architecture
C++ Back-end

15. V2
Rapid growth
V2 Architecture
C++ Back-end
XSLT Front-end

16. V3

17. V3
Exponential Growth

18. V3
Exponential Growth
C++ Replaced with
Java (2001)

19. V3
Exponential Growth
C++ Replaced with
Java (2001)
Front-end not changed

20. Growing Pains...

21. Growing Pains...
Broken Images

22. Growing Pains...
Broken Images
JavaScript Errors

23. Growing Pains...
33 Languages
Broken Images
JavaScript Errors

24. Growing Pains...
33 Languages
Broken Images
JavaScript Errors
Web 2.0

25. Growing Pains...
33 Languages
Broken Images
JavaScript Errors
Web 2.0

26. V4

27. V4
XSLT

28. V4
XSLT

29. V4
XSLT HTML

30. V4
XSLT HTML

31. V4
XSLT HTML CSS

32. V4
XSLT HTML CSS

33. V4
XSLT HTML CSS JavaScript

34. V4
XSLT HTML CSS JavaScript

36. Java != Silver Bullet

37. Java != Silver Bullet
Everything is Java

38. Java != Silver Bullet
Everything is Java
Everything is Code

39. Java != Silver Bullet
Everything is Java
Everything is Code
Image = Java Class

40. Java != Silver Bullet
Everything is Java
Everything is Code
Image = Java Class
Link = Java Class

41. Java != Silver Bullet
Everything is Java
Everything is Code
Image = Java Class
Link = Java Class
CSS = Java Classes

42. Java != Silver Bullet
Everything is Java
Everything is Code
Image = Java Class
Link = Java Class
CSS = Java Classes
JavaScript = Java Classes

43. Java != Silver Bullet
Everything is Java
Everything is Code
Image = Java Class
Link = Java Class
CSS = Java Classes
JavaScript = Java Classes
Content = Java Classes

44. Java != Silver Bullet
Everything is Java
Everything is Code
Image = Java Class
Link = Java Class
CSS = Java Classes
JavaScript = Java Classes
Content = Java Classes
LOTS OF CODE TO WRITE!!

45. Java != Silver Bullet
Everything is Java
Everything is Code
Image = Java Class
Link = Java Class
CSS = Java Classes
JavaScript = Java Classes
Content = Java Classes
LOTS OF CODE TO WRITE!!

46. Code Generators

47. Code Generators
Content

48. Code Generators
Content
CSS

49. Code Generators
Content
CSS
JavaScript

50. Code Generators
Content
CSS
JavaScript
Flash

51. Advanced Editors

52. Advanced Editors
Content

53. Advanced Editors
JavaScript
Coming Soon
Content

54. Advanced Editors
JavaScript
Coming Soon
Content

55. World’s Greatest JavaScript Editor

56. World’s Greatest JavaScript Editor

57. Visual Explorers

58. Visual Explorers
Links

59. Visual Explorers
Images

60. Visual Explorers
Classes

61. Wizards

62. Wizards

63. Wizards

64. Wizards

65. Developer Productivity:
Dervlets

66. Developer Productivity:
Spyglass

67. Developer Productivity:
Spyglass

68. Eclipse Gone Wild

69. DAL Wizards

70. DAL Wizards

71. DAL Wizards

72. DAL Wizards

73. DAL Wizards

74. DAL Editors

75. DAL Editors

76. DAL Editors

77. DAL Editors

78. DAL Editors

79. SOA Plugins

80. SOA Plugins

81. SOA Plugins

82. SOA Plugins

83. SOA Plugins

84. SOA Plugins

85. SOA Plugins

86. SOA Plugins

87. SOA Plugins

88. SOA Plugins

89. Productivity Tools

90. Productivity Tools

91. Productivity Tools

92. Productivity Tools

93. Productivity Tools

94. Productivity Tools

95. Productivity Tools

96. Organization

97. Dependencies

98. Managing Complexity

99. Managing Complexity

100. Managing Complexity

101. Managing Complexity

102. Managing Dependencies

103. Managing Complexity

104. Managing Complexity

105. Managing Complexity
Lighten Your Load

106. Managing Complexity
Lighten Your Load
Megajars

107. Essentials

108. Essentials
Auto-configuration

109. Essentials
FindBugs™
Auto-configuration

110. Essentials
FindBugs™
Auto-configuration
ClearCase

111. Essentials
FindBugs™
Auto-configuration
ClearCase
WTP

112. The Stars

113. The Stars
V4 Tools PTG
David Dodd Joep Rottinghuis
Austin Xu Parag Raval
Jack Liu Aarthi Mohan
Justin Early Durga Guduguntla
MatthewJaquish Kevin Lin
Kam Kasravi Jun Gao
Francis Smith Hudson Jiang
John Kinn Daphne Huang
DAL Gavin Zhang
Mike Yawn
SOA
James Ervin