Eclipse Helios

Going through the Helios Reviews I see that a number of bloggers have said good things about the new features in JDT :)

If you have not yet seen the new features of JDT then check out the 10 minute demo I recorded last month. This video shows what's new in JDT for Eclipse 3.6, the Helios release.What's shown in the video is just a part of all the new stuff within JDT. For more information see the 'What's New' document in the Java development user guide.

My favorite features being

• Java breakpoint detail - No more opening a new dialog for editing breakpoint properties, I just love this one.

• Package name abbreviations - This is a simple but very useful improvement, makes the Package Explorer a lot less cluttered.

• Remove nodes from Call Hierarchy - While this is useful now, it should become better once Bug 304135 (Allow to pin Call Hierarchy) gets fixed.
  

• Fix multiple problems via problem hover - This saves a lot of effort.

Work on Eclipse Indigo is already in full swing with M1 coming up next week. Some nice features have been implemented in M1, bugs - 78522 , 277862 , 315772 , 320876 , 310470.