Eclipse supports a wide range of project developments, including C/C++, PHP, Python and Perl via extensible plug-ins. The IDE is cross-platform and runs on Windows, Linux and Mac OS.

In this installment of Open source Java projects, Jeff Friesen introduces you to JFXtras, utilities and add-ons that fill in useful features that are absent in JavaFX 1.0.

Open source licenses Each of the open source Java projects covered in this series is subject to a license, which you should understand before integrating the project with your own projects.

Java deployment tools can help developers ease the delivery process on their applications. Here are some of the most popular tools and frameworks to consider for your next project.