Eclipse SDK 4.2 is a software development kit (SDK) for Java. It allows users to write code in Java for the wide range of applications it has been developed for. Eclipse also allows plug-ins for a wide variety of other programming languages as well as a host of customisation options, making it an essential tool if you use Java as well as other popular coding languages.

What is Eclipse SDK 4.2?

Eclipse SDK is an open source software package providing an IDE, including workspace and wide range of plug-ins, as mentioned. The range of plug-ins include: Ada, ABAP, C, C++, C#, COBOL, D, Fortran, Haskell, JavaScript, Julia,[7] Lasso, Lua, NATURAL, Perl, PHP, Prolog, Python, R, Ruby, Rust, Scala, Clojure, Groovy, Scheme, and Erlang.

What is this release for?

This release of Eclipse SDK 4.2 is specifically for the MacOS and Cocoa. While not the most up to date version of the software, many users many still be running a Mac with this setup and will require this version of SDK for full compatibility.