Mylyn
| Developer(s) | Eclipse Foundation |
|---|---|
| Stable release | 3.2.4
/ September 24, 2010 |
| Written in | Java |
| Operating system | Cross-platform |
| Available in | Multilingual |
| Type | Task management |
| License | Eclipse Public License |
| Website | http://www.eclipse.org/mylyn/ |
Mylyn ( /ˈmaɪlɪn/) is a subsystem of Eclipse for task management.
Mylyn is an open source implementation of the Task-Focused Interface. It provides an application programming interface for tools embedding the task-focused interface. For software developers, it helps a developer work efficiently with many different tasks (such as bugs, problem reports or new features). Tasks are integrated into Mylyn; for all tasks that have been integrated, Mylyn monitors user activity and tries to identify information relevant to the task-at-hand. It uses this task context to focus the Eclipse UI on the related information. Mylyn can integrate with repositories such as Bugzilla, Trac, Redmine, Mantis, JIRA and codeBeamer.
It focuses on improving productivity by reducing searching, scrolling, and navigation. By making task context explicit, Mylyn is also meant to facilitate multitasking, planning, reusing past efforts, and sharing expertise.
Project name
The project name comes from myelin, an electrically-insulating layer that surrounds neurons.[1] The old name of this project was Mylar. However, the old name is also a trademark of a boPET film company. Therefore, Eclipse Foundation decided to change the project name.[2]
References
- ^ "Bug191406 - rename Mylar project to Mylyn". Eclipse Foundation. Retrieved 2009-02-18.
- ^ "Mylar to Mylyn Project Rename FAQ". Eclipse Foundation. Retrieved 2009-02-18.
External links
- Eclipse Mylyn project home page
- What is the Task-Focused UI? - Mylyn FAQ
- EGit for Mylyn - integration of Mylyn and the Git Distributed Version Control System.
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