{"id":1162,"date":"2011-08-18T11:09:30","date_gmt":"2011-08-18T18:09:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.plm.automation.siemens.com\/t5\/Polarion-Blog\/Eclipse-43-ALM-it-doesn-t-have-to-suck\/ba-p\/380681"},"modified":"2026-03-26T05:35:33","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T09:35:33","slug":"eclipse-alm-it-doesnt-have-to-suck","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/polarion\/eclipse-alm-it-doesnt-have-to-suck\/","title":{"rendered":"Eclipse &#043; ALM: it doesn\u2019t have to suck!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><EM>By Benjamin Engele,Manager Integration &amp; Customization at Polarion Software<\/EM><\/p>\n<p>Developers often dislike (to put it mildly!) using ALM tools. You can\u2019t really blame them, because until now most ALM tools:<br \/>\n<UL><br \/>\n\t<LI> Force developers to leave their IDE to review tasks, report time and status, and collaborate with others.<\/LI><br \/>\n\t<LI> Impose a learning curve for a tool that\u2019s not directly related to what developers do<\/LI><br \/>\n\t<LI> Break developers\u2019 \u201cflow\u201d rather than help keep them focused<\/LI><br \/>\n<\/UL><br \/>\nWe have <STRONG>good news<\/STRONG> for developers who use the <STRONG>Eclipse IDE<\/STRONG> in a team using <STRONG>Polarion<\/STRONG>. It\u2019s the <A href=\"http:\/\/tasktop.com\/connectors\/polarion\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\"><STRONG>Mylyn Connector for Polarion by TaskTop<\/STRONG><\/A> and it <STRONG>relieves ALM aggravation<\/STRONG> for developers like no other tool available today.<br \/>\n<H2>Eclipse-centered ALM<\/H2><br \/>\nDevelopers can work with key <STRONG>Polarion data<\/STRONG> from <STRONG>within Eclipse<\/STRONG>. That means <STRONG>less distraction<\/STRONG> as there is no need to leave Eclipse to find out what has to be done or to report progress.<\/p>\n<p><DIV style=\"background-color: #F9F9F9;border: 1px solid #CCCCCC;padding: 3px;font: 11px\/1.4em Arial, sans-serif;margin: 0.5em 0pt 0.5em 0.8em;width:224px;\"><A href=\"http:\/\/community.plm.automation.siemens.com\/legacyfs\/online\/siemensplm_blogs\/2011\/08\/Polarion-fields-in-Eclipse.png\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\"><IMG class=\"size-medium wp-image-1581\" title=\"Polarion fields in Eclipse IDE\" src=\"http:\/\/community.plm.automation.siemens.com\/legacyfs\/online\/siemensplm_blogs\/2011\/08\/Polarion-fields-in-Eclipse-224x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"224\" height=\"300\" \/><\/A><DIV style=\"text-align:center;\">No fluff: just the ALM data that relates to your work as a developer, presented in Eclipse<\/DIV> <\/DIV><\/p>\n<p>And there\u2019s hardly any learning curve. No need to learn Polarion\u2026 just get familiar with a few key Polarion data fields that relate directly to developers\u2019 work.<br \/>\n<H2>Task-focused ALM<\/H2><br \/>\nEclipse\/Polarion developers can now benefit from Mylyn\u2019s <A href=\"http:\/\/tasktop.com\/blog\/mylyn\/how-to-task-focused-programming\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\"><STRONG>task-focused programming<\/STRONG><\/A> feature, which helps them <STRONG>quickly zero in on tasks<\/STRONG> by hiding irrelevant information and tracking the context of each task (opened files, web pages, etc.).<\/p>\n<p>Via the connector, it is even possible to attach the context of a task to a Polarion Work Item and share it with the team. If a task gets reassigned, or undergoes a code review, the new assignee or the reviewer will be able to <STRONG>hit the ground running<\/STRONG> and continue exactly where the last developer left off.<\/p>\n<p><DIV style=\"background-color: #F9F9F9;border: 1px solid #CCCCCC;padding: 3px;font: 11px\/1.4em Arial, sans-serif;margin: 0.5em 0pt 0.5em 0.8em;width:300px;\"><A href=\"http:\/\/community.plm.automation.siemens.com\/legacyfs\/online\/siemensplm_blogs\/2011\/08\/Task-focused-programming.png\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\"><IMG class=\"size-medium wp-image-1584\" title=\"Task focused programming in Eclipse\" src=\"http:\/\/community.plm.automation.siemens.com\/legacyfs\/online\/siemensplm_blogs\/2011\/08\/Task-focused-programming-300x159.png\" alt=\"Mylyn task focused programming in Eclipse IDE\" width=\"300\" height=\"159\" \/><\/A><DIV style=\"text-align:center;\">Benefit from Mylyn\u2019s task-focused programming<\/DIV> <\/DIV><br \/>\n<H2>Less Distracting Time Tracking<\/H2><br \/>\n<STRONG>Reporting time<\/STRONG> spent working on a specific task is another distracting interruption that\u2019s <STRONG>minimized<\/STRONG> with the Polarion Connector and Mylyn. It\u2019s <STRONG>fast and easy<\/STRONG> because as a developer works in Eclipse, the time is automatically recorded and can be tracked in simple Polarion work records. The developer moves on, and the data is automatically rolled up for managers and others who need it.<\/p>\n<p><DIV style=\"background-color: #F9F9F9;border: 1px solid #CCCCCC;padding: 3px;font: 11px\/1.4em Arial, sans-serif;margin: 0.5em 0pt 0.5em 0.8em;width:300px;\"><A href=\"http:\/\/community.plm.automation.siemens.com\/legacyfs\/online\/siemensplm_blogs\/2011\/08\/Work-Record.png\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\"><IMG class=\"size-medium wp-image-1586\" title=\"Fast easy work time logging\" src=\"http:\/\/community.plm.automation.siemens.com\/legacyfs\/online\/siemensplm_blogs\/2011\/08\/Work-Record-300x115.png\" alt=\"Poarion Work Records in Eclipse IDE\" width=\"300\" height=\"115\" \/><\/A><DIV style=\"text-align:center;\">Log a simple work record for time spent and forget it. Polarion rolls it all up for managers.<\/DIV> <\/DIV><br \/>\n<H2>Start reaping the benefits of ALM combined with Eclipse<\/H2><br \/>\nWith managers using Polarion in the rear echelon and developers using Eclipse with the Polarion-Mylyn Connector at the forefront, everybody works productively with just the right combination of tools and information.<\/p>\n<p>To get your developers started using the Mylyn Connector for Polarion you just need to:<br \/>\n<UL><br \/>\n\t<LI><A href=\"http:\/\/tasktop.com\/connectors\/polarion\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Get the connector<\/A> (info &amp; download link)<\/LI><br \/>\n\t<LI><A href=\"http:\/\/www.tasktop.com\/support\/download\/polarion-install.php\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Install it into Eclipse<\/A> (documentation link)<\/LI><br \/>\n<\/UL><br \/>\n<STRONG>Developers\u2026<\/STRONG> discover for yourself that using a cutting-edge <STRONG>ALM tool<\/STRONG> with <STRONG>Eclipse-based development<\/STRONG> doesn\u2019t <EM>have<\/EM> to suck! <A href=\"http:\/\/tasktop.com\/connectors\/polarion\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\"><STRONG>Try the Mylyn Connector for Polarion free for 30 days.<\/STRONG><\/A><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Benjamin Engele,Manager Integration &amp; Customization at Polarion Software<\/p>\n<p>Developers often dislike (to put it mildly!) using ALM tools. 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