Re: [jdt-core-dev] Current state of BETA_JAVA8

["Mike Milinkovich" <mike.milinkovich@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

> I want to help with the JDK 8 effort in JDT, and as you've seen, I've
started submitting patches for the lambda stuff.
>
> However, before I go any further, I need to know when/if you are going to
be either reviewing or accepting the patches, so I don't waste your time if
I'm doing it totally wrong.
>
> Another thing is how to organize the contributions. With new, big
functionality such as this, the 250 line limit per patch is going to be
really tough to deal with, so I've set up a fork on GitHub, for my own
sanity.

The obvious solution to the 250 line limit is that Jesper achieve committer
status after demonstrating that his patches have demonstrated the necessary
merit. Perhaps creating a JDT incubator sub-project to help bring new people
along would be a good idea? That approach has worked with other teams in the
past.