Web Builder Zone Leader, Schalk Neethling, recently had an interview with BIRT evangelist Virgil Dodson with regards to the latest 2.3 release as well as the new Ganymede IDE for Java and Report Developers package.

Schalk Neethling: Hi Virgil, I was very happy to see that the new version of BIRT has indeed been released on time with the rest of the Ganymede releases. I was especially pleased to see the new Eclipse Ganymede package Eclipse IDE for Java and Report Developers, what can report developers who have not grabbed the package yet, look forward to?

Virgil Dodson: BIRT 2.3 was a huge release in terms of bug fixes and enhancements.  Some of the coolest new features are concentrated around script debugging, crosstab improvements, a prototype of the Data Tools Project’s SQL Query Builder, multi-view items, a horizontal page break property, and lots more.  All of these features will make it easier for the report developer to build the report they need.

Neethling: One of the BIG improvements with the BIRT 2.3 release is the JavaScript debugger, can you tell us a little more about this and how this is going to improve the development life cycle for report developers?

Read the complete interview over at the web builder zone.