Eclipse Helios Tour: see what's new with Eclipse's latest sync release

Introduction: The Eclipse Helios synchronous release, with 39 eclipse projects and 33 million lines of code, shows the emerging diversity and innovation in the eclipse system. Browse through several projects and their source code for more information.

Helios is a synchronized version of 39 Eclipse projects. According to statistics, the Helios version contains 33 million lines of code, which are developed by 5,000 eclipse.org members from 44 companies. Generally speaking, there is a point to understand about Helios and Eclipse synchronization versions, and synchronizing versions does not mean that these items are unified. Each project is an independent open source project in Eclipse.org, run by its own project leader, with its own membership and development plan. The concept of a synchronized version is designed to provide a transparent, predictable development cycle.

Get Helios

There are two main ways to get Helios related projects. The first-recommended-approach is to get the packages that are relevant to you. Another way is through the Helios Software Library on the eclipse.org.

Figure 1. Helios Package

Package

To the Eclipse Helios package Web site, which contains 12 pre-bound Helios versions tailored to your requirements.

Helios Library

To use the Software library to get Helios, you need to download the Eclipse V3.6 SDK. You can then start Eclipse and access the software update mechanism through Help > Install New Software (see Figure 2). If not available, enter the appropriate Helios library information. Once connected, you will see a list of available items as part of the Helios version. It's as simple as that. Once connected, you can easily choose which features to install in your Eclipse.

Figure 2. Browse Helios Library