Mylyn Rocks, Mylyn Rocks
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I feel like I am in Battlestar Galactica when using Mylyn to work inside Eclipse. Task focused user interface is the future and the future is now. If you are using CFEclipse, you need to use Mylyn by creating local tasks. I have hooked in Trac and Subversion @ work but the neat thing with Mylyn is you don't need to connect your ticket and code repositories. I have watched the Mylyn 2.2 Adobe Connect presentation, five times now and pick up multiple cool things each time.
Mylyn reduces the IDE information overload. Program more and search, scroll, navigate less.
**Update 4/6/2008**
A comment was left on dzone.com about this post so I try to add more detail but please check out the Mylyn links above and watch the presentation. This post wasn't meant as a tutorial just my announcement how much Mylyn Rocks :-)
- no source control/ticket repository Mylyn still beneficial
- degree of interest weighting – meaning when working on a ticket you see only the relevent resources which are put into levels (landmark, interesting, uninteresting)
- makes multitasking easy since you can pick up exactly where you left off with one click
- focused workweek – even your task list maybe come overloaded so this helps so only the relevent tasks show
- scheduled – soft events, own work week, planned start dates
- connection with source control/ticket repository
- task context sharing – easily attach / retreive task content from tickets so anyone will be able to pickup with the relevent files
- work with tickets inside Eclipse – no need to go to ticket system for updates and modification of tickets.
- offline support – work with tickets is stored until synchronization so you can update tickets offline
Mike, what about giving a presentation on cfmeetup? The eclipse webinar is good, but it's very java-centric. Showing CFers what mylyn brings to the table for them would be really cool to see!
+1 for CFMeetup :)
I've got Mylyn installed but just can't get into the habit of using it...
I need to get a couple more presentations under my belt @ our local CFMeetup before I try the online meetup.
Using Mylyn is a different approach and takes some getting use to kinda like the transfer to CFEclipse but not as arduous. Since I think most of the tough switch to CFEclipse is actually the Eclipse mindset.
And using local tickets isn't as full featured as interacting with the ticket and code respoitory but still worth it.