Eclipse Plugins
Quantum is a plugin that adds support for syntax highlighting SQL files, and running queries against databases through JDBC. I like it better that JFaceDBC – it’s more polished, and gives better feedback when a SQL statement fails. The only problem I’ve had with Quantum so far is that it wants the JDBC driver to be in a single .jar file, and the MS SQL Server driver uses three seperate .jars. But I was able to get around this by unzipping them all and then zipping them together.
Solex is a very cool plugin for testing and debugging web applications. It has a built-in HTTP proxy, so you can run your browser through it while you access a web site, and it will record all your actions as an script that you can edit or play back later. I haven’t had a need to use it yet, but it looks like it will be very handy next time I have to test a web app.
The more I use Eclipse, the more I like it. And I can’t believe how many useful plugins are already out there. Thanks to all the developers working on this thing!
