Why does Zend Studio look and feel like Eclipse? [closed]

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I just downloaded a demo of Zend Studio and it looks remarkably like Eclipse. I was wondering if they were built on top of the same libraries or if the developers just stole the look and feel to make it more user friendly on developers familiar with Eclipse.

If they are built off the same libraries or framework, which ones? I ask cause I'm interested if their is an IDE builder. A way to quickly create your own IDEs for instance. Thanks

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Zend Studio is built off of Eclipse, that's why it looks similar. From the Zend Studio website:

Zend Studio is the most up-to-date PHP IDE that supports the latest technologies such as PHP 5.3, Zend Framework, and the latest Eclipse Platform (Helios) ensuring your environment is always up to date with the latest advancements. You can also use Zend Studio to easily build rich PHP-based Ajax applications thanks to extensive JavaScript support.

You can find a list of other Eclipse-based software on Wikipedia.