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Program Manager, Development Tools @ Eclipse Foundation
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Eclipse IDE, Platform and SDK 2026-09 are now available!

Thank you to all the committers, contributors and project teams who made this community release possible.
Download: eclipseide.org

What’s new, by Holger Voormann: www.youtube.com/watch?v=slu7...

#EclipseIDE #OpenSource
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Eclipse IDE, Platform and SDK 2026-09 are now available!

Thank you to all the committers, contributors and project teams who made this community release possible.
Download: eclipseide.org

What’s new, by Holger Voormann: www.youtube.com/watch?v=slu7...

#EclipseIDE #OpenSource
September 9, 2026 at 4:36 PM
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🇩🇪 I have 5 free passes to offer for the AI Coding Workshop in Berlin on 15 September.

🎟️ First 5 people to contact me get a free pass!

aieclipse.org/ai-workshop
AI Coding Workshop and Eclipse Foundation logos connected by flowing blue and orange digital waves, with coding, AI, and global open source community elements in the background.
September 2, 2026 at 10:54 AM
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📢 The #TheiaCon 2026 #CFP is open!
AI-native development is reshaping what software tools can become, and we want to hear from the people building them.

Bring your case, propose a talk and join the conversation!

👇 Read more:
blogs.eclipse.org/post/thomas-...

#EclipseTheia #AINative #OpenSource
TheiaCon 2026 promotional graphic on a blue background featuring the TheiaCon logo and the message: “Every project has a story worth sharing. Share yours at TheiaCon 2026.
August 14, 2026 at 5:37 PM
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🇩🇪 Join the Eclipse IDE & Platform Open Community Meetup!
📅 15 Sept
📍 Sankt Leon-Rot, Germany
🎟️ Free & open to all, newcomers welcome!

Meet the community, share ideas & help shape the future.
Registration: luma.com/EclipseOpenC...

@eclipseide.org #OpenSource #Java @eclipse.org #EclipseIDE
Eclipse IDE Open Community Meetup, Germany · Luma
Join this Eclipse Platform & IDE Open Community Meetup in Sankt Leon Rot: connect with RCP experts and dive into the Eclipse IDE ecosystem! 📅 Date: 15…
luma.com
August 12, 2026 at 4:28 PM
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Celestial release notes 🌘

Sun ✓ Moon ✓ Earth ✓
0 errors, 0 warnings, 1 total Eclipse.

@eclipseide.org Looks stable enough to ship.

#EclipseIDE @eclipse.org
Eclipse IDE 2026-09 “Celestial Edition” artwork showing a solar eclipse above mountains. A release train connects the Sun, Moon and Earth, all checked, with “BUILD SUCCESSFUL” and the message: “0 errors, 0 warnings, 1 total Eclipse.”
August 12, 2026 at 2:50 PM
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👏 Congratulations to Hannes Wellmann on this well deserved recognition! Beyond m2eclipse, Hannes is also an Eclipse Platform & IDE Release Engineer, helping deliver our quarterly releases and sustain the Eclipse Platform & RCP ecosystem.
#RCP #EclipseIDE #EclipseFdn #OpenSource #Java #Maven
Graphic from the Eclipse Foundation recognising Hannes Wellmann as a Top Committer. The image features the Eclipse Foundation and Eclipse logos at the top, an orange "Top Committer" badge, and a headshot of Hannes Wellmann. The text identifies him as Committer and Project Lead, Eclipse Maven Integration. The background is dark purple with soft circular light effects.
July 6, 2026 at 11:53 AM
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🎉 Open VSX 1.0.0 is here, with 1.0.1 already out! A true community milestone. Thanks to all contributors, publishers, adopters and users. 🚀
blogs.eclipse.org/post/thomas-...

#OpenVSX #VSCode #AICoding
Promotional graphic celebrating Open VSX 1.0.0. The Open VSX logo appears in the top left above the headline: “1.0.0, A major milestone, built together.” A thank-you message recognises the community of contributors, maintainers and supporters. Along the bottom are four values represented by icons: Secure, Open, Community, and Vendor Neutral. On the right, a large three-dimensional “1.0” stands on a purple podium labelled “Open VSX”, surrounded by confetti and a light purple background. A circular badge notes that version 1.0.1 is already available.
June 18, 2026 at 9:08 AM
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Hands-on workshop in Brussels, 23 June, #Cursor #Copilot #ClaudeCode or Eclipse #TheiaAI : workflows, context management, generated code review and modern open source environments.
aieclipse.org/ai-workshop/
ps: have a few discount coupons available, feel free to connect/ask
Promotional banner for the “AI Coding Workshop” taking place on 23 June at the Marriott Grand Place in Brussels. The left side features a dark purple background with the event title in white and orange text, alongside the Open VSX logo and “Sponsored by Open VSX”. The right side shows a photograph of the Marriott Grand Place hotel building in Brussels at dusk.
May 27, 2026 at 7:49 AM
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✨ #OCX26 was one of those weeks that stays with you.
In this blog, @thomasfroment.bsky.social reflects on a week shaped by open source, regulation, AI, tooling, and the people who keep open communities moving forward.

Read the blog: blogs.eclipse.org/post/thomas-...

#opensource #community
May 21, 2026 at 9:20 AM
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Back from the Eclipse @ocxconference : open source meets regulation, AI reshapes dev tools, and everything is moving fast ⚡️
#opensource #AI #CRA #DevTools
Read my full report:
www.linkedin.com/pulse/eclips...
Three-layer illustration of a digital ecosystem: developers working in modern IDE environments at the top labelled ‘What we see’, operational systems like control rooms and transport infrastructure in the middle labelled ‘What we run’, and a large underground data centre with servers and the Open Community Experience logo at the core labelled ‘What we depends on’.
April 28, 2026 at 3:26 PM
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@eclipseide.org and Platform in the Age of #AI #BoF at #OCX2026
This an opportunity to discuss openly with contributors from the Eclipse ecosystem.
📅 Wednesday 22 April, 19:30 🔗 eventbrite.com/e/1986005715...
Note: need to register for OCX (www.ocxconf.org/event/2026/r...) to attend BoF sessions.
OCX 2026 promotional banner for the BoF “Eclipse IDE and Platform in the Age of AI”. The image shows a stylised digital globe with circuit patterns over a Brussels cityscape, alongside Eclipse and OCX logos. Event details: April 22, 2026, 19:30 to 20:30 CET, Room R1, Riverside area, The EGG, Brussels.
March 27, 2026 at 4:25 PM
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I am pleased to be speaking at #OCX26, the
@eclipse.org "Open Community Experience" conference.

The program reflects where software engineering is heading.

Take a look at the full agenda: www.ocxconf.org/event/2026/a...

Feel free to reach out if you plan to attend, I can share a discount code.
Speaker announcement graphic for OCX 2026. The image features a dark blue background with orange accents and the text “I’m speaking”. It promotes the Open Community Experience conference, describing it as a cross-industry event focused on shaping the future of open source. A photo on the right shows a man (Thomas Froment) presenting on stage with a headset and laptop. The event details are listed: 21 to 23 April 2026 in Brussels, Belgium, with a “Register now” call to action and the website ocxconf.org.
March 18, 2026 at 5:43 PM
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🪐 Eclipse IDE 2026-03 is out!
A big thank you to all contributors, see the acknowledgements page at eclipse.dev/eclipse/mark...
Highlights:
🧬 Java 25 support
🛠️ Improved Java tooling
🖥️ Platform improvements
🧩 Better PDE tooling

Download:
eclipseide.org

#Java #OpenSource #DeveloperTools #EclipseIDE
Eclipse logo on a warm orange and purple abstract background with the text “Download Today” and “Eclipse IDE 2026-03”, promoting the new release of the Eclipse IDE.
March 13, 2026 at 3:47 PM
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If your products depend on Eclipse Platform (#RCP) technologies simply continuing to consume them will not be enough to ensure their long term sustainability.
If this topic is relevant to you, you can meet me
at the next #embeddedworld #ew26
@eclipse.org @eclipseide.org @ecdtools.eclipse.org
Banner for Embedded World Exhibition & Conference and Eclipse Foundation. Text reads: “Visit us at booth 4-554 in hall 4.” Background shows a busy trade show booth. Logos displayed include CodeThink, OpenHW, Open VSX, Open Regulatory Compliance, Eclipse, Eurotech, Eclipse ThreadX, Eclipse SDV, Eclipse Cloud DevTools and Theia.
February 23, 2026 at 1:39 PM
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If your products rely on Eclipse Platform technologies, this matters.
🧭 Eclipse Platform (aka #RCP) components remain widely deployed, but the model sustaining them is under pressure.
👇 Read the full article to understand the risk and the concrete ways to act 👇
blogs.eclipse.org/post/thomas-...
Modern digital hourglass on a dark background, with glowing streams of binary code flowing downward, symbolising time pressure and the urgency to act on Eclipse platform sustainability.
February 6, 2026 at 3:11 PM
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The OC for Tooling agenda #OCX 2026, the "main event" of the @EclipseFoundation, is now live at ocxconf.org/event/2026/a...
It covers IDE, modelling tools, language engineering, tool frameworks, and the concrete impact of AI on developer workflows and tooling ecosystems.
January 28, 2026 at 6:03 PM
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Initiative 31 prototype phase: conclusions are out!
Initiative 31 is the evaluation effort exploring an OS agnostic future for SWT. The technical team led by Heiko Klare has published the final report, here are the key takeaways: blogs.eclipse.org/post/thomas-...

#EclipsePlatform #RCP #SWT
January 9, 2026 at 3:59 PM
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Forking VS Code gets you to market fast, but you pay later in rebasing, licensing, and marketplace risk. Building an AI native IDE with deep UX and governance control? Start from Eclipse Theia, not a competitor fork.
Read at: blogs.eclipse.org/post/thomas-...

#EclipseTheia #VSCode #AI #opensource
Illustration comparing two paths for AI native IDEs: forking VS Code for fast short term gains versus building on Eclipse Theia for long term platform control, with trade offs around maintenance and governance
December 5, 2025 at 7:00 PM
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🇩🇪 Near Stuttgart? This free meetup looks spot on: real world #EclipsePlatform, #RCP, #EclipseIDE, and #Java stories plus forward looking topics, ending with an open BoF. 🍻
⏳ Register: eventbrite.com/e/eclipse-id...
👉 Newcomers welcome!
The full agenda of the meetup from 5 PM, thursday 27th in Stuttgart university, room V47 4.282. - Welcome & Introduction - Everything to the Web? with Heiko Klare - Vector Informatik - Eclipse RCP in train transportation with Gilles Iachelini - MTrail - AI “Agent Client Protocol” in Eclipse with Joel Johansson - Deltek - Technical challenges in Eclipse IDE with Sebastian Ratz - SAP - The Java diagnostic tools with Tobias Frech - JUG Stuttgart - BoF - Open Discussion
November 24, 2025 at 11:53 AM
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✨ Theia AI earns the CODiE for Best Open Source Project.
👉If you are a developer, it is the right moment to contribute: blogs.eclipse.org/post/thomas-...

#IDE #Theia #AI #DevTools #EclipseTheia
November 14, 2025 at 3:44 PM
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“So… who’s really adopting Eclipse Theia?” 💡
From Arduino to Arm and IBM — teams everywhere are building their IDEs and tools on this open source platform.
The ecosystem is booming 🚀

Read more 👉 www.eclipse.org/topics/ide/a...

#EclipseTheia #OpenSource #DevTools
The logo of Theia Project and Cloud DevTools Working group at the Eclipse Foundation where the project is hosted. Also displaying the title of the article which is "The Actice Ecosystem of Eclipse Theia Adopters"
November 4, 2025 at 10:35 AM
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🚀 #TheiaCon2025 starts tomorrow!
📅 Oct 29–30 | 16:00–19:00 CET
Don’t miss the chance to explore Eclipse Theia, winner of the CODiE Award 2025 for Best Open Source Project 🏆
🟢 Still time to register for free:
www.eclipse.org/events/2025/...
TheiaCon 2025 | The Eclipse Foundation
The site provides date, time and place for the various events (conferences, demo camps, special days, hackathons and trainings) for the Eclipse ecosystem, …
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October 28, 2025 at 8:19 PM
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🧩 Build your own web IDE without forking VS Code
⚙️ Great walkthrough with Eclipse Theia: minimal app, Open VSX extensions, core plugins, Vite, Turborepo, custom splash & layout
🙌 Thanks Maksim Kachurin

🔗 dzone.com/articles/the...

#EclipseTheia #CloudDevTools #open source #WebIDE #DevTools
Theia Deep Dive, Part 1: From Zero to Your Own IDE
Build the foundation of your own cloud IDE with Theia — from setup and plugins to a custom UI shell and splash screen, giving you a ready-to-use browser IDE.
dzone.com
October 9, 2025 at 10:39 AM
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You loved #EclipseCon?
You’ll love OC for Tooling at #OCX26!

👉 Showcasing Eclipse IDE, Open VSX & Cloud Dev Tools evolving with AI and global collaboration.

Sponsorship =
🌍 Support openness & neutrality
🤝 Connect w/ dev communities
💡 Invest in sustainable tooling

🔗 www.ocxconf.org/event/2026/b...
Where tools and communities connect, event is planned April 21st to 23rd in 2026 in Brussels. This is the call to action to sponsor the event.
September 26, 2025 at 2:02 PM
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🚀 I’ll be speaking today at #DevOpsExperience!
🕒 Webinar starts: 3:00 PM CEST / 9:00 AM ET
🕢 My talk on the future of cloud dev tools: 7:30 PM CEST / 1:30 PM ET
👉 Register for free: bit.ly/4lJ61hC
Thanks to @devops.com.web.brid.gy & Techstrong learning
September 25, 2025 at 10:41 AM