Open Source Leader the Eclipse Foundation Launches the Eclipse IDE Working Group

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2021-06-17 19:30:04

As one of the world’s most prolific IDEs turns 20, the eponymous open source foundation is helping to guide its development into the future

BRUSSELS – June 17, 2021 – The Eclipse Foundation, one of the world’s largest open source software foundations, today announced the formation of the Eclipse IDE Working Group to ensure the continued evolution, adoption, and sustainability of the Eclipse IDE suite of products, related technologies, and ecosystem. In particular, the new working group will provide governance, guidance, and funding for the communities that support the delivery and maintenance of the Eclipse IDE products. With millions of users, tens of millions of downloads, and billions of dollars in shared investment, the Eclipse IDE is one of the world’s most popular desktop development environments. Founded by multiple participants, including Bosch, EclipseSource, IBM, Kichwa Coders, Renesas, SAP, VMware, and Yatta Solutions, this governance structure will enable broad collaboration to ensure the Eclipse IDE meets the latest market requirements.

“For 20 years, the Eclipse IDE has provided developers around the world with a powerful open source tooling platform used to create world-class applications and products,” said Mike Milinkovich, executive director of the Eclipse Foundation. “This new working group will ensure the Eclipse IDE platform is set to fulfill the needs of the millions of developers who use the Eclipse IDE today and in the future.”