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The Eclipse support for Java 8 is not yet available for download. If you want to play with it, you’ve got to build it. Eclipsepedia’s JDT Core/Java8 page includes instructions for setting up your development environment with the source for the evolving Java 8 support in the Eclipse Java development...

I’ve been following the Java™ 8 work by the Eclipse Java development tools (JDT) team for a while now. Naturally, they’re tracking all of the work through our Bugzilla instance. All Java 8 bugs are prefixed with “[1.8]”, which makes them pretty easy to find. My Mylyn query shows me...

The Project Management Infrastructure (PMI) is still, frankly, a little too ugly for my liking. A proper facelift with the help of a graphics designer and somebody who knows a thing or two about designing websites is still required (and planned). Having said that, we’re taking a small step forward...

If you’re using the task-focused UI from Mylyn, then you get a lot of help when it comes to assembling a message for your commit (if you’re not using the task-focused UI from Mylyn, then you need to re-examine your wasted life). Mylyn automatically populates the commit message in the...

With the adoption of Git and Gerrit, and the implementation of the new Contributor License Agreements (CLA) as part of our social coding efforts, contributing to Eclipse projects has never been easier. While it is easier, there are still important requirements that need to be met.. We’ve implemented some extensions...

At the beginning of October 2013, I delivered a draft of the next revision of the Eclipse Development Process to the Eclipse Architecture Council for their review and approval. The “delivery” was actually pretty uneventful as the council has been actively involved in the construction of this draft for several...

What does it mean to be an interested party in an Eclipse project proposal? For an interesting party, come to EclipseCon Europe 2013! (Photo courtesy of Anne Jacko.) Interest. Really, that’s it. There is no implication beyond “I’m interested in this project and will watch its development”. It does not...

So the Dash backend process is running. Again. In fact, it’s run to completion once already. Dashing through the snow… er… ice. Dash is the Eclipse Foundation service that provides commit data. Dash is used when we IP Logs, show graphs on project pages, and for general sorts of activity...

Bug 331397 suggests that we should add a little something about project namespaces into the Eclipse Development Process (EDP). In my mind, there are at least a couple of problems with this: I’d really like to avoid adding anything to the EDP; and we stopped being a Java/OSGi exclusive club...

Last week, I wrote about the creation of a “Call Home” policy for Eclipse projects. It’s been a busy week that’s seen a lot of discussion on Bug 413169 and the Cross Project Issues Dev mailing list. “Hi honey, it’s me. There’s a double rainbow. It’s so beautiful.” The discussion...