This week marks the alpha release of the GitHub Mylyn connector for Eclipse, a set of plug-ins enhancing Eclipse IDE integration with issue trackers, build tools, and code review tools. Built around the new features of GitHub Issues 2.0, such as milestones and mentions, and leveraging the new Issues and Gist APIs, the connector allows users to create, update, comment on, search, and monitor issues within Eclipse. It also supports Gists, enabling users to create, browse, and clone Gists as Git repositories directly into Eclipse projects. Available from the Eclipse Marketplace, the project is open-source, part of EGit, and actively welcomes contributions. The aim is to release version 1.0 with the Eclipse Indigo release next month, with Kevin Sawicki acknowledging contributors like @caniszczyk and @smilebase.