Thanks to its plug-in-based architecture, Eclipse is a versatile platform for integrated development tools, as well as many other kinds of applications.

由于其基于插件的架构，Eclipse 成为集成开发工具以及许多其他种类应用程序的万能平台。

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Over the past several years, Fuller has steered Borland's products beyond purely engineering-orientated products (the software compliers and debuggers that, along with other tools, make up the so-called integrated development environment) to include tools for project managers, some of who may not be directly involved in code writing.

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Most web designers and developers use their own battle-tested mix of software tools in some kind of Integrated Development Environment (IDE).

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