WebObjects: XCode or Eclipse ?

I am new to developing using WebObjects. I get the sense that Apple is not actively working on WebObjects since the WebObjects manuals are quite old (2002-2004). Even books on Amazon are dated. Is that true?
Should I not be using WebObjects at all and code to straight J2EE (via Eclipse)?
Which IDE should I be using to develop a web server application, XCode or Eclipse? I hope the answer is XCode and not both.
Some guidance would be greatly appreciated.

Yes, Apple are actively working on WebObjects, but they no longer officially support the legacy development tools, which includes XCode, for new development. The recommended tools are Eclipse + WOLips, however much of the existing documentation still makes reference to the legacy tools.
In some cases, such as EOModeler, the eclipse based tools attempt to emulate the legacy UI and concepts fairly closely, so the legacy documentation is still relevant.
The documentation is slowly being addressed by apple, but isn't a serious issue because the vast majority of it is still accurate, and there is good community written documentation and support available on the wocommunity wiki:
http://wiki.objectstyle.org/confluence/display/WO/Home
A good place to start learning about WebObjects is the WOCommunity website:
http://www.wocommunity.org
WebObjects has a small yet thriving community, I encourage you to give it a try.

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