Tools

Here is the (non exhaustive) list of the languages, libraries, applications and tools I used in the last few years.

Eclipse modeling ecosystem

• EMF (Eclipse Modeling Framework):
  building tools and applications based on a structured data model, this is the core of the modeling ecosystem
• Xtext:
  framework for developing domain-specific languages
• Xtend:
  general-purpose language based on Java, best practice for code generation using the template expressions
• EMF Parsley:
  UI components (trees, tables, forms, views, editors)
• Sirius:
  to develop a graphical modeling tool easily
• Graphiti:
  a graphical tooling services and functions based on EMF and GEF
• VIATRA:
  model query and transformation infrastructure

Utilities

• Jenkins:
  automation server with many plugins
• Nexus:
  repository for maven/gradle artifacts
• SonarLint:
  IDE extension to ensure code quality and security
• EclEmma:
  Java code coverage tool for Eclipse
• Graphviz:
  graph visualization software (it’s amazing!)
• Wireshark:
  network protocol analyzer with extension capability

General Java development

• Java 17:
  latest LTS version of Java platform
• Maven:
  software project management tool
• Spring:
  most popular backand framework for Java
• lombok:
  Java annotations for convenient development, reducing boilerplate codes
• japicmp:
  For java library development (or usage) this is very advantageous: it compares two versions of a jar archive, and makes a detailed report of the results