Company & Community

Capella Days 2024: what actually moved the needle

Capella Days 2024 takeaways: MBSE creates value when models power operations; themes on shared infrastructure, accessibility, and governance—practical guidan...

Open Community Experience 2024: Obeo was there!

Highlights from OCX 2024 in Mainz for Eclipse/open‑source and MBSE practitioners, with takeaways on Sirius Web, SysON, and the Cyber Resilience Act's impact.

A Week with the Framework Laptop: Modular, Repairable, and Linux‑Ready

Hands-on impressions of the DIY Framework Laptop 13″—for Linux users and maintainability‑minded teams—covering assembly, build quality, and why repairable, m...

Talk Open Innovation Unleashed — OCX 2024, Mainz

OCX 2024 talk resources for Eclipse/MBSE practitioners—context, slides, and why open innovation and stewardship matter now.

Wondering what kind of impact a company like Obeo has on Research?

Measuring Obeo’s open‑source impact on academia—useful for researchers, partners, and OSS leaders—to show why community stewardship accelerates research today.

Are your engineering tools built on top of strong and well-maintained technologies?

Why well‑maintained OSS foundations matter for engineering tools—Sirius’ 12 releases in 2022 show reliability for teams betting long‑term, today.

Paper Open Source Community Participation Drives Business Success — eBook

Contribution to the Eclipse Foundation eBook on open‑source participation—audience, why it matters, and where to read.

Interview by Strumenta

Language Engineering Talks #06—an interview for language engineering and modeling readers—sharing perspectives on OSS tooling and why it matters.

Obeo's Chronicles, Autumn 2020

Q4 2020 company update for the Eclipse/modeling community—Sirius Web’s open‑source reveal, Capella Days, and why it matters for tool builders now.

Interview — Federico Tomassetti (Strumenta)

Interview about the future of modeling tools, UX, and the role of open‑source in engineering — who should care and why it matters.

Let's Do It! Obeo loves The SeaCleaners

I am deeply convinced a company is not only an economical actor. It has a much wider responsibility as any decision also has social, environmental or even po...

The Rising Adoption of Capella

Witnessing an OSS technology getting together with a wide group of users is something I find exhilarating, I have experienced it with Acceleo, EMF Compare an...

SiriusCon 2018 is SiriusCon Live!

Event announcement: SiriusCon 2018 goes online as SiriusCon Live; for modelers and tool makers using Eclipse Sirius; highlights community momentum, deep tech...

Siemens partnering with Obeo on Model Based Systems Engineering solution - a major recognition for OSS Modeling Techs

Partnership announcement: Siemens teams with Obeo on MBSE using open‑source Eclipse technologies; for systems engineers and tool builders; signals enterprise...

⦏Breaking News Eclipse Sirius⦎ SiriusCon 2017!

SiriusCon 2017 arrives in Paris this week with deep Sirius content, companion tech, and user stories: for tool builders and adopters; why it matters—exclusiv...

North America, here we come!

Obeo expands to North America with a Vancouver subsidiary and leadership shifts (Cédric as CEO, Mélanie as CTO): for partners and MBSE adopters; why it matte...

You only have a few more hours to submit to EclipseCon Europe!

Last-hours call to submit talks to EclipseCon Europe 2017: for community speakers and project leads; why it matters—help shape the program with focused, to-t...

Talk Great new features in the Eclipse IDE — Devoxx France 2017

Highlights of Eclipse IDE enhancements presented at Devoxx France 2017—what’s useful for everyday productivity.

Graphical Modeling from 2016 to 2017: Better, Faster, Stronger

Year‑end recap and 2017 roadmap for graphical modeling with Sirius: for tool builders and adopters; why it matters—properties view, UX polish, and a push on ...

⦏Breaking News Eclipse Sirius⦎ SiriusCon 2016 is coming!

SiriusCon 2016 announced: a one‑day, content‑packed, free event in Paris; for Sirius users and tool makers; why it matters—best practices, roadmap, clinic, a...

Psst, psst, you might want to submit right now for EclipseCon Europe!

One week left to submit for EclipseCon Europe 2016: for speakers and project leads; why it matters—community voting favors early entries, keep abstracts shar...

Talk Modeling Avengers — Open‑Source Mix for Saving the World (EclipseCon France 2016)

Mixing open‑source technologies to tackle real engineering problems—what we combined and why it matters.

Eclipse Modeling Package Neon M6 is ready for testing

Eclipse Modeling Package Neon M6 highlights and changes: for Eclipse modelers and tool builders; why it matters—new features, speedups, packaging tweaks—plea...

Talk Modeling Avengers — Open‑Source Mix for Saving the World (EclipseCon NA 2016)

Open‑source technology mix for smart systems—slides, video, and why this approach scales across teams.

Obeo Turns 10

Obeo turns 10: a look back at our open‑source journey and growth; for partners, customers, and community; why it matters—values, people, and OSS model shapin...

EclipseCon Europe 2015 is over but SiriusCon is coming!

EclipseCon Europe 2015 is over now. This conference is the one in which the “Eclipse Family” feeling is the most inescapable. The downside of this is that on...

Paper Domain Globalization: Using Languages to Support Technical and Social Coordination (Springer)

Book chapter on how languages support coordination across teams and domains—why this matters for large‑scale engineering.

What makes EclipseCon Europe a good conference ?

EclipseCon Europe 2014 is getting close and it will only get harder to book hotel rooms and flights. It’s probably time to decide whether you come or not. Le...

Eclipse @Devoxx

I’m back from a full week at Devoxx in Antwerpen- Belgium. I was there to present the Sirius project and Eclipse Modeling at the Eclipse Foundation booth. (b...

Eclipse Modeling Package - The Road to Luna

Since the last public survey, my primary focus for the modeling package was:

Will you be Sirius at EclipseCon Europe ?

We’ve been in some sort of “Stealth mode” since the proposal for Eclipse Sirius got accepted. It did not make sense to us to communicate on Sirius as long as...

Interview — Sirius getting contributed to Eclipse

Discussion on contributing Sirius to Eclipse—why governance matters and what it enables.

Introducing Eclipse Sirius

You might have noticed some signs of excitement from us lately, one being the following tweet:

Learning from the source

I don’t know about you, but at Obeo we’re preparing for EclipseCon North America. Eclipse Conferences are great; so many things are built on top of Eclipse o...

EclipseCon Europe - Time to hurry up !

Eclipse DemoCamp Nantes - Live Broadcast

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Interview — OPEES and PolarSys at the core of Obeo’s strategy

Interview about Obeo’s strategy with OPEES and PolarSys—why open governance matters for industry tooling.

Upcoming Events

With Juno’s arriving to the end of the release cycle, Eclipse Day’s are popping up everywhere in the world.

Talk Tutorial — Building a Webapp Generator with Eclipse Modeling (BreizhCamp 2012)

Hands‑on tutorial: generate webapps (backbone.js, …) with Eclipse Modeling—who benefits and what you need.

Preparing EclipseCon US 2012

We are pretty active in Eclipse:

Eclipse Day Paris 2011

Eclipse Day Paris took place a few weeks ago; every year it is scheduled the week after Eclipse Con Europe. I had the chance to attend the 2011 edition and i...

Obeo @ Eclipse Con Europe

Obeo invests a lot in Eclipse projects (yes, we are a Strategic Member of the Eclipse Foundation); we’re building, in the open, the modeling platform we need...

Talk Building tools for software re‑architecture (JugSummer Camp 2011)

Tools and approaches for software re‑architecture—how modeling helps plan and execute change.

Measuring Performances

Performance is a feature — your users need it and so does your product. The code is changing, always; keeping track of the effect of those changes on perform...

Talk Collaborative Modeling: The New Deal (IWMCP 2011 Keynote)

Keynote on collaborative modeling—governance, tooling, and practices to work across organizations.

2011 - The Thrill

One- two-three, one-two-three.. 2011 begins … one-two-three..

Autumn is a second spring when every leaf is a flower

Autumn updates at Obeo: Helios SR shipped, new hires, and a handy Acceleo 3 trick—calling Java services from templates with quick fixes.

Eclipse Helios - a whole year of goodness

Helios as a year‑long journey: community milestones, conferences, and the bits that made Eclipse Modeling better for real users.

3 Good Reasons to use the Helios Modeling Package

Three reasons the Helios Modeling Package became my daily driver—hidden EMF goodies, EcoreTools diagrams, and full SDK access—with add‑ons to try.

Forecasts Comparison For The World !

Fun EMF hack: use EMF Compare to diff and merge World Cup forecasts—custom matchers, code snippets, and screenshots included.

Eclipse Modeling Survey results

What the Eclipse Modeling survey revealed—documentation and examples top the list, plus size trade‑offs and ideas to crowdsource improvements.

Eclipse Modeling Package Survey

Quick 6‑question survey to shape the Eclipse Modeling Package for Indigo—what you use, what’s missing, and where to invest next.

I'm a poor, lonesome cowboy ..

Post‑EclipseCon 2010 notes: highlights across EMF Compare, e4, CDO, Mylyn, ATL, and the Modeling package—community energy in one place.

Eclipse Amalgamation 2.0

How Amalgamation reshaped the Eclipse Modeling Package into a lean Modeling SDK with P2 discovery—what changed and why it helps adopters.

Its time already !

Call for Google Summer of Code 2010 contributors on Eclipse—ideas from EMF Shell to CuteGEF, and how students and committers can jump in now.

Unusual Propulsion System

Reflections on Obeo’s early bet on open‑source and the Eclipse community—why that ‘unusual propulsion system’ powered real, sustainable growth.

Exploring Eclipse Plugins: beyond Terra Incognita

A one‑day cartography of Eclipse plugins with PDE APIs—for Eclipse engineers needing step‑by‑step exploration of dependencies and extensions now.

Having more control ...

Regain control of your tooling with domain models, viewpoints, and generation—for developers who want less overhead and more value from modeling today.

The 09/09/09 09:09 0.9.0 Release

A numerically auspicious Acceleo 0.9 I‑build and ESE talk lineup—for Acceleo users tracking milestones and planning to meet in Ludwigsburg.

Let's take a step back ...

Taking stock of web‑app vs. desktop trends and Eclipse’s path to easy install, updates, and collaboration—for platform builders deciding where to invest now.

Feedback from IT companies leveraging Acceleo

Real‑world feedback from Capgemini, Atos, Orange, Bull on Acceleo—for IT leaders and dev teams weighing model‑driven approaches for agility and quality.

Eclipse Acceleo Day is going on...

Live notes from Eclipse Acceleo Day at LSM—for Eclipse/modeling practitioners following community news, sessions, and takeaways as they happen.

Galileo Modeling Package is Here

Galileo Modeling Package download and highlights—for developers seeking a ready‑to‑use modeling stack and what’s new in this release today.

Quick glimpse at Galileo Modeling Package

A tour of Galileo’s Modeling Package—EcoreTools, EMF Compare, Xtext, Acceleo—for Eclipse users evaluating what’s new and useful right now.

Eclipse Modeling Summer of Code 2009

Google Summer of Code ideas across EMF/Acceleo/Modeling—for students and mentors eager to build practical tooling and 3D diff visualizations this season.

2008 was full of excitement, let's make an even better 2009 !

A look back at 2008’s Eclipse/modeling highlights and what’s next for 2009—for Eclipse users and open‑source practitioners seeking context and resources righ...

How much computer scientists do you need...

To setup doors for a bathroom?

"Babies are such a nice way to start people"

I did not blog a lot lately, several reasons for that:

Amazing forest

Open-source projects are similar to trees in some ways. They live through time and slowly but steadily grow, becoming much more impressive and at some point ...

Chocolate commit

At work we have a rule: if you commit something which does not compile, or that causes failure of the build, then you have to bring back a chocolates candies...

Modeling at ESE 2007

Eclipse Summit is almost over now; a lot of things happened and the Modeling project is, for sure, really lively.

Beautiful Evidence

When I discovered the NodeBox project, that thought (in fact — a book title) immediately caught my mind.

Joining the community

First time blogging, many first times these days :)