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JAVA MOVES TO GITHUB

=>JDK 16 sources are due to arrive on Github before September 15

· github,java

Current plans have Oracle’s Java Platform Group transitioning the jdk/jdk repo hosted on GitHub, which is currently a read-only mirror, to become the read-write master for Java Development Kit (JDK) 16 sources by that time.

The three primary reasons cited for migrating OpenJDK repos to Git:

  • The size of version control system metadata, available tools, and available hosting. For example, the .git directory of the jdk/jdk repository is approximately 300 MB with Git while the .hg directory is around 1.2 GB with today Mercurial.
  • Available tools: All text editors have Git integration, either natively or through plug-ins. Further, almost all IDEs ship with Git integration, including Eclipse and Visual Studio.
  • Available hosting: Reasons to use an external source code hosting provider include performance, access to web APIs to interact with developers, and expanded community.
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