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I have heard positive things about Eclipse RCP (Rich Client Platform) – does Microsoft has similar plugin UI framework available? I found an article from the Eclipse.org marketing director where he states:
“An organization that is 100% Microsoft probably won’t/shouldn’t consider Eclipse RCP.”
A colleague pointed out that this article was posted in 2005, so i was wondering if Microsoft has a competing product by now, and if not, why not?
From what I understand after reading a quick description of Eclipse RCP, Microsoft’s version of the product would be a stripped-down Visual Studio shell that you use as a starting point for your own app.
It turns out they do have a product like that, but it’s not really intended for building apps other than custom IDEs. Personally, I think this is a good thing. Eclipse and Visual Studio are both rather heavy programs. Even stripped down, I don’t think they’d make s very good starting points. I’m much happier using Windows Forms, WPF, or even Silverlight.