OSGi and Equinox: Creating Highly Modular Java Systems (Eclipse Series)

OSGi and Equinox: Creating Highly Modular Java Systems (Eclipse Series) eBook: Jeff McAffer, Paul VanderLei, Simon Archer: leondumoulin.nl: Kindle Store.
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This section was less tutorial-y and I liked it better. It includes patterns , the lifecycle and crosscutting concerns.

OSGi and Equinox: Creating Highly Modular Java Systems by Jeff McAffer

Overall, I did learn a lot from the book. I received a copy of this book from the publisher in exchange for writing this review on behalf of JavaRanch.


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We use Java 1. So it's a purely runtime constraint.

OSGi and Equinox: Creating Highly Modular Java Systems

At development time, there's no such restriction. EasyMock requires at least Java 5, so we just use Java 5 to run our tests. But our application is compiled against the Java 1. Paul, I understand being on different versions. I think my puzzlement was about it being less consistent.

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For example, on page , the example uses JUnit 3. I thought I saw JUnit 4 somewhere, but I might be mis-remembering. And I forgot to ask the author when you got here earlier in the week! Thanks for finding this post and letting me know. It is a very good book not only for OSGI beginners but also for people who want understand eclipse plugin development. Those that do not have experience with OSGi previously, will feel at home when they begin reading the book.

The book itself feels like a tutorial with plenty of screen grabs to go with it.

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As such it makes for an easy read as the author guides you through the OSGi concepts. The chapters towards the end focus more on the details, while the rest of the book is a practical guide to OSGi. Goodreads helps you keep track of books you want to read.

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For every Eclipse developer, regardless of previous experience, this book Combines a complete hands-on tutorial, online sample code at every step, and deep technical dives for working developers Covers the OSGi programming model, component development, OSGi services, Eclipse bundle tooling, server-side Equinox, and much more Offers knowledge, guidance, and best practices for overcoming the complexities of building modular systems Addresses practical issues ranging from integrating third-party code libraries to server-side programming Includes a comprehensive case study that goes beyond prototyping to deliver a fully refined and refactored production system Whatever your application, industry, or problem domain, if you want to build state-of-the-art software systems with OSGi and Equinox, you will find this book to be an essential resource.

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