Łukasz Pęgiel - ABAP in Eclipse: Install, Configure, Use, and Enhance Your ADT

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It has been eight years since the first release of the ABAP Development Tools for Eclipse (ADT), yet many developers still stick to ABAP Workbench in SAP GUI (SE80). That is why this book was written.

There are many aspects that make it difficult to switch from SE80 to ADT, especially if you are still using functional programming. In this book, you will learn about the huge benefits of using ADT in your daily developer life. I assure you that after reading this book, you will never look at Eclipse and ADT in the same way.

When I was thinking about the concept of the book, I faced the problem of whether I should concentrate on the usage of ADT or assume that readers have a basic understanding of the tool, and so focus only on the extension part. In the end I decided that the book would serve the whole population of the ABAP developersthose who have never developed in Eclipse and those who use it on a daily basis. All of you should find something useful in this book.

I never thought that writing a book would be so exhausting. I was sure that it will be much easier for someone that has experience in blogging. That is why I am extremely grateful to my wife, Zosia, for all the patience and support she gave me while I was writing this book. She took all home duties on herself, which in the era of Covid-19 and remote education for our three sons, was not an easy task to do.

I would like also to thank my sons, Szymon, Micha, and Kamil, for understanding why I was not always available these last few months.

This book wouldnt be written, if some years ago Thomas Fiedler would not have motivated me to write my first plugin for ADT. He has supported me many times since that moment, helping me whenever I needed it. I hope I will be able to pay him and his team back someday.

A very special thanks to Andreas Gautsch, Ludwig Stockbauer-Muhr, and Akysh Baymuhammedov, for finding the time to discuss their ADT plugins and Eclipse extensibility. Their contribution to the SAP community is priceless.

Without a good technical reviewer, it is hard to find mistakes. That is why I am very happy that my friend Enno Wulff was able to check each character in this book.

If work-life balance was not important to my employer Hager Group, I would not have had the time and energy to write a book. I would like to explicitly thank my boss Frank Helbing and my dearest colleague Pilar Ibarz for believing in me and giving me the motivation to take this on.

To Divya Modi and Matthew Moodie and all the Apress team, for convincing me to write a book and for the support I was given during that time.

Finally, to my family, friends, and SAP community. Your warm words about the book you have not read yet motivated me to make it as good as possible. I hope you will enjoy reading it as much as I enjoyed writing it.