...
- A servlet container plug-in - Specifically, we will be using the Sysdeo plug-in for Apache Tomcat. This will provide us some ease of control (starting, stopping, debugging) over our servlet container from within the Eclipse IDE.
- A Maven plug-in - This The m2eclipse plug-in will allow us to run Maven commands such as building, cleaning, or packaging from within the Eclipse IDE.
- An Ant plug-in - This will allow us to run Ant commands from within the Eclipse IDE (this plug-in is built into the versions of Eclipse we will be using).
- An SVN plug-in - This will provide the ability to access and manipulate svn repositories from within the Eclipse IDE via either Subclipse or Subversive .
- The Web Tools Platform (WTP) plug-in - WTP provides a large swath of web development abilities from within the Eclipse IDE.
- The Data Tools Platform (DTP) plug-in - DTP provides a large swath of database development abilities from within the Eclipse IDE.
...