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Re: [soc-dev] Eclipse Platform: Implementing generic in JFace viewers 
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I just submitted my proposal to the google-melange plattform and hope
it will be successful. The slides you send are really helpful. I can
definitely use them, especially the part with the compatibility is
great for me to know.

Tanks and regards.
Hendrik


Am 19.04.2013 22:32, schrieb John Arthorne:
> Hi Hendrik,
> 
> I have uploaded it here:
> 
> http://eclipse.org/eclipse/presentation/eclipsecon/API-Tutorial-EclipseCon-2007.pdf
>
>  I also added a link on this general page on Eclipse API design:
> 
> http://wiki.eclipse.org/Eclipse/API_Central#Useful_links
> 
> I hope it's useful. The part you are interested in likely starts on
> page 44, which talks about introducing generics in existing API in
> a compatible way.
> 
> Regards. john
> 
> 
> 
> 
> From:   Hendrik Still <hendrik.still@xxxxxxxxx> To:     Summer of
> Code dev list <soc-dev@xxxxxxxxxxx>, Date:   04/19/2013 03:13 PM 
> Subject:        Re: [soc-dev] Eclipse Platform: Implementing
> generic in JFace   viewers Sent by:
> soc-dev-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxx
> 
> 
> 
> Hey John,
> 
> I'm currently playing with the code from the master branch. You
> wrote that you have some presentations on moving APIs to Java 5. It
> would be very nice if you could send me some of them.
> 
> Regards, Hendrik
> 
> Am 02.04.2013 15:18, schrieb John Arthorne:
>> Hi Hendrik, this sounds great. There may be other candidates but
>> I would be happy to act as a mentor on this. I can dig up some
>> old presentation material on moving APIs to Java 5 to help get
>> you started.
> 
>> You can certainly run your own build, but the easiest way to 
>> develop is just build JFace in your Eclipse workspace and run
>> the automated tests as you develop. Here are some pointers to
>> help get started:
> 
>> http://wiki.eclipse.org/Platform_UI/How_to_Contribute
> 
>> John
> 
> 
> 
> 
>> From:   Hendrik Still <hendrik.still@xxxxxxxxx> To: 
>> soc-dev@xxxxxxxxxxx, Date:   04/02/2013 08:13 AM Subject: 
>> [soc-dev] Eclipse Platform: Implementing generic in JFace viewers
>>  Sent by:        soc-dev-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxx
> 
> 
> 
>> Hey, my name is Hendrik Still and I'm interested to work on the 
>> topic "Eclipse Platform: Implementing generic in JFace viewers"
>> as part of the GSoC. At the moment I'm studying Computer Science
>> in my third year in Karlsruhe (Germany). Before I've started
>> studying, I gained a degree as IT specialist for application
>> development. As part of my work as a software developer and
>> student I'm using Eclipse JDT, PDT, CDT..  daily. To be honest
>> until now I've not committed to one of this projects or the
>> eclipse platform yet, but I'm really looking forward to do so.
> 
>> By now I've already cloned the source of eclipse.platform.ui, 
>> skimmed through the code and tried to build the platform from the
>>  eclipse.platform.releng.aggregator.git repository. Currently my 
>> build isn't running but hopefully I'll get this to work by this
>> or next week.
> 
>> As far as I understand the main issue is that without specifying 
>> the type for e.g. the used model while compiletime leads to
>> heavily using of casting. That's why, according to me, the goal
>> is to avoid castings like in this example from www.vogella.com
>> with the use of Java Generics
> 
>> public class TodoLabelProvider extends LabelProvider { //... 
>> @Override public String getText(Object element) { if (element 
>> instanceof Category) { Category category = (Category) element; 
>> return category.getName(); } return ((Todo)
>> element).getSummary(); } //...
> 
>> I really want to take the Google Summer of Code as a chance to 
>> learn more about the Eclipse Platform and about Eclipse
>> opensource community, as well . Extending my proficiency, it
>> would be a great chance to share my time and knowledge and become
>> part of the project.
> 
> 
>> Kindest Regards Hendrik Still
> 
> 
> 
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