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Based on a previous question, where I asked about IDEs to support development in multiple languages, Eclipse and Eclipse-based IDEs were mentioned in some of the answers. If I were to use these tools, would there be conflicts between them, or can they run side by side smoothly? Is it also possible to run different Eclipse instances with seperate plugins installed in each one?
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You can't make one Eclipse process work with two different workspaces; it's just not possible. You should launch two different Eclipse processes and open a different workspace in each; one workspace can't be used by two different Eclipse processes either.
You can install as many IDE as you need it won't create any particular issue. The only possible issue if you are using some network debugging(php debuggine for instance) they can battle for accessing the TCP port but that's not an issue.
Yes you can have multiple installs.
They can run side-by-side without any problems, at least in my experiences. I've run CodeWarrior and Eclipse together, and I'm running Eclipse and IBM ClearQuest Client open at the same time right now.
Each Eclipse-based application is a unique application, with its own settings, plugins, configuration files stored in its directory. You can install and configure them independently of each other without any problems, which includes plugins.
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