Starting working with Eclipse RCP [closed]

Question

I'm going to start maintaining an Eclipse RCP application for my current employer soon.
What are your experiences with this platform? What are the pros, what are the cons, what are the caveats that I should be aware of?
Also, what reading materials (books, tutorials) can you recommend? Most of the tutorials I found on the web are outdated, are there any good ones that are more up to date?
I started reading Eclipse Rich Client Platform: Designing, Coding, and Packaging Java(TM) Applications but since it's also out of date, I got stuck pretty much in the beginning, and the book actually seems to be more like a collection of recipes to do something than a genuine book on the subject (it doesn't explain the core concepts very well).
So, what can you tell me about the good sides and bad sides of developing an app with Eclipse RCP, and what are your reading recommendations?

Answer 1

• Eclipse Rich Client Platform (RCP) with Eclipse Ganymede (3.4) - Tutorial
• JFace examples
• Make your Eclipse applications richer with view linking
• RCP FAQ
• Java Developer's Guide To Eclipse

Eclipse RCP isn't as easy as people put it is. It's essentially writing an Eclipse plug-in and you have to learn a whole new JFace/Eclipse way of doing things.