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Getting Started
You can download the standard version of Eclipse that contains the basic bits for any Java developer to start coding in Java.
Eclipse also has pre-defined packages based on the type of development you want to do with Eclipse.
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Extend Eclipse
Eclipse Marketplace is a great source of plug-ins and product that you can add to Eclipse. Browse the online catalog or use the Eclipse Marketplace Client from within Eclipse. Look under the Eclipse Help Menu.
Popular Plugins:
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Documentation
These are a few of the popular getting-started documents for someone new to Eclipse:
- Getting Started with the Eclipse Workbench
- Getting Started with Java development
- All online Documentation
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Getting Help
- There are many online sources of help in the Eclipse community. First thing to do is create an account so you can use them.
- Our forums are great places to ask questions, especially the newcomer forum.
- Open bugs and feature requests at bugzilla.
- IRC channels are active for some projects.
- Project mailing list are good source of what is going on in the project.