What, if any, impact will Jazz have on RUP?
Gamma: Jazz process support is not specific to any particular process. The fact that Jazz is process-aware can be leveraged by RUP-based processes. They can advise and configure how Jazz tools behave. RUP is also continuously refined; practices uncovered by Jazz will certainly find their way into RUP over time. TSS: Does Jazz mean that more organizations will ultimately “standardize” on Eclipse? Gamma: We are heavily relying on Eclipse. Jazz extends Eclipse on both the Jazz client and Jazz server. Our ongoing work on Jazz pushes the limits of Eclipse and in the end will help us to advance both Eclipse and Jazz.
