Compatibility with at least two versions of Xtext will need to be maintained - we will use the optimistic strategy (use xtext latest for master, relax version constraints to work with one older)
Release train
Join around M2
Process
Create release record for 1.6 (projects portal)
Announce on cross-projects
Update site has to be registered in a specific git repository at eclipse.org
Local search feature planning
Focus on stability, validation and user experience
Feature request: DSLs for MT and DSE components
Valid request; timing is undecided
DSL for simple transformation + Java/Xtend/Xbase backend for more complex cases
C++ runtime for local search
Work of Róbert Dóczi
Underway into the VIATRA project
Reuse VIATRA/EMF tooling, but extended with C++ code generator (both for model and search)