Re: [tools-pmc] Xtend2

[Sven Efftinge <sven@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

It's because the namespace (i.e. package name) org.eclipse.xtend is already taken by the former version of Xtend, i.e. the one from modeling.m2t.xpand.
It would be perfectly ok to call the project simply 'Xtend' (and resp. tools.xtend) if that doesn't prevent us from using the namespace org.eclipse.xtend2.

Sven

On Dec 15, 2011, at 3:54 PM, Mike Milinkovich wrote:

> Sven,
> 
> Could you explain the reason you're calling the project Xtend2?
> 
> Here's why I'm asking: Eclipse's standard trademark guidelines state that we
> claim the project name as a trademark. For that reason, I think it may be
> cleaner and simpler to simply call the project Xtend.
> 
> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: tools-pmc-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:tools-pmc-
>> bounces@xxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Sven Efftinge
>> Sent: December-15-11 6:07 AM
>> To: tools-pmc@xxxxxxxxxxx
>> Subject: [tools-pmc] Xtend2
>> 
>> Hi all,
>> 
>> coming back to this, what would be the preferred way to propose Xtend2 as
>> a project under Tools?
>> 
>> Wayne said a simple restructuring would be sufficient, while Doug would
> like
>> to hear more about our expectations regarding community growth.
>> 
>> Let me write something down here, so you can provide comments.
>> 
>> The general idea is to move the already IP-approved code from Xtext to
>> tools.xtend changing the namespace of the bundles to 'org.eclipse.xtend2'.
>> The first release under the new project would be 2.3 and should be
> released
>> as part of the Juno release train in June, 2012.
>> 
>> *Committers*
>> 
>> This would be the list of initial committers :
>> 
>> - Dennis Huebner, itemis
>> - Holger Schill, itemis
>> - Jan Koehnlein, itemis
>> - Knut Wannheden, paranor
>> - Michael Clay, codeworkz
>> - Moritz Eysholdt, itemis
>> - Sebastian Zarnekow, itemis
>> - Sven Efftinge, itemis (proposed project lead)
>> 
>> All of them have contributed and plan to contribute on the code base.
>> 
>> *Scope*
>> 
>> The scope of the language is to offer a modern and concise alternative to
>> Java implementations. The project contains anything from the definition
> and
>> implementation of the language to all kinds of tools supporting
> development
>> with the language, including powerful Eclipse-based IDE-support.
>> 
>> *Description*
>> 
>> The language Xtend has a strong focus on leveraging all the good parts of
>> Java, including seamless integration with the huge amount of Java
>> frameworks and libraries out there. Experienced Java developers can get
>> started with Xtend in almost no time, since everything is so familiar. The
>> editor integrates tightly with Eclipse's Java tooling to ensure a seamless
>> integration in the IDE as well. Everyone who knows how JDT works, will
>> understand the Xtend IDE right away.
>> 
>> The good parts of Java make for a great basis, but Xtend is all about
>> extending that. For instance, you can now simply discard all that
> boilerplate
>> you are used to generate using your IDE. Reasonable defaults, type
>> inference, and some other powerful features can make code surprisingly
>> readable. Closures and operator overloading are fun things to have as
> well.
>> With Xtend you can use such beyond-Java features without learning a whole
>> new language.
>> 
>> Xtend is not meant to be a replacement for Java but serves more as an add-
>> on. When working with Xtend you still write the interfaces, enums, and
>> annotations in Java. There's currently little value in changing the syntax
> of
>> these concepts, as they are already very compact, well-known, and tooling-
>> wise nicely supported. However, this might change in the future.
>> 
>> *Community*
>> 
>> To support the growth of the community we are going to:
>> - provide a solid and high-quality technology
>> - be supportive in bugzilla
>> - be supportive on the mailing list
>> - write blog posts
>> - write articles
>> - give presentations
>> 
>> I personally don't have any expectations regarding community growth.
>> The goal is to make Xtend a language/tool which is helpful and enjoyable
> to
>> use.
>> 
>> Comments are welcome!
>> 
>> Best Regards,
>> Sven
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
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