I agree, fortunately there are convenient pre-packaged Eclipse bundles like Spring Tool Suite [0] that include a curated set of plugins for common development s

I agree, fortunately there are convenient pre-packaged Eclipse bundles like Spring Tool Suite [0] that include a curated set of plugins for common development scenarios. This may mean you end up with multiple Eclipse installations but it's easier than trying to maintain dozens and dozens of plugins within a single installation. 0: https://spring.io/tools https://spring.io/tools