[Springframework-developer] FW: Eclipse Plugin-Based Applications and J2EE Components

[Colin S. <col...@ex...>]

Provides some interesting reading w/regards to using a modified version 
of the Eclipse runtime  for component based development:
    http://www.choicemaker.com/EclipsePlugins.htm

The Eclipse runtime is interesting (to me anyways), because it deals 
with some issues such as versioning, updates, and extensions, that are 
left out of most frameworks.

A few of the basic concepts in the HiveMind project actually appear to 
be taken straight from the Eclipse model, with others (all the AOP stuff 
and some configuration mechanisms) being totally new.

Regards,
Colin