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==Application lifecycle management==
[[Application lifecycle management]] (ALM) and [[task management]] in Eclipse need an optional component called Mylyn ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|m|aɪ|l|ɪ|n}}), an [[Open-source software|open-source]] implementation of the [[task-focused interface]].  It provides an API 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 Bugtracker|Mantis]],<ref name="MANTIS">{{cite web|url=http://mylyn-mantis.sourceforge.net|title=Mylyn MantisBT Connector|publisher=[[Mantis Bug Tracker]]|archive-url=https://archive.today/20121225092855/http://mylyn-mantis.sourceforge.net/|archive-date=2012-12-25|access-date=2011-10-25|url-status=dead}}</ref> [[Jira (software)|JIRA]], [[Unfuddle]],<ref name="UNFUDDL">{{cite web|url=https://unfuddle.com/support/extras/mylyn|title=Unfuddle Mylyn Connector|publisher=Unfuddle|access-date=2011-05-21|archive-date=12 October 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141012143035/http://unfuddle.com/support/extras/mylyn|url-status=live}}</ref> and [[GitHub]].<ref name="github+mylyn">{{cite web|url=https://github.com/blog/852-github-mylyn-connector-for-eclipse|title=GitHub Mylyn connector for Eclipse|date=2011-05-10|publisher=[[GitHub]]|access-date=2011-05-12|archive-date=25 February 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170225054031/https://github.com/blog/852-github-mylyn-connector-for-eclipse|url-status=live}}</ref> 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.

The project name comes from [[myelin]], an electrically insulating layer that surrounds neurons' axons.<ref name="BUG191406">{{cite web|url=https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=191406|title=Bug191406 - rename Mylar project to Mylyn|publisher=[[Eclipse Foundation]]|access-date=2009-02-18|archive-date=10 May 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200510133221/https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=191406|url-status=live}}</ref> The original name of this project, "Mylar", replicated a trademark of a [[boPET]] film company, so the [[Eclipse Foundation]] changed the project name.<ref name="NAMECHANGEFAQ">{{cite web|url=http://www.eclipse.org/mylyn/rename.php|title=Mylar to Mylyn Project Rename FAQ|publisher=[[Eclipse Foundation]]|access-date=2009-02-18|archive-date=21 September 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190921125602/http://www.eclipse.org/mylyn/rename.php|url-status=live}}</ref>