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  1. 16th January 2012 - Release 0.9.1
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  3. Here's a summary of changes since the 0.9 release:
  4. - 80 new unit tests written
  5. - 52 issues fixed
  6. - All classes in Kernel-Objects, Kernel-Classes and Kernel-Methods has been documented
  7. - New documentation framework (see http://amber-lang.net/documentation.html)
  8. - Better class organisations, "Kernel" package split into several packages
  9. - First class packages have replaced class categories
  10. - Internet Explorer 7+ compatibility
  11. - New Announcement framework ported from Pharo
  12. - New console-based REPL written in Amber using node.js
  13. - Symbol class implemented together with object identity and #==
  14. - New OrderedCollection and Set implementation
  15. - Dictionary can now have any kind of object as keys. String-key dictionary has been renamed HashedCollection
  16. - New TwitterWall example
  17. - Improved HTML Canvas, now compatible with IE7
  18. - Improved JSObjectProxy for seemless JavaScript objects access from Amber
  19. - No more jQuery binding. Amber is fully capable of sending messages to JavaScript objects
  20. 13th September 2011 - Release 0.9
  21. =================================
  22. Amber has been evolving furiously since the presentation at ESUG 2011 in Edinburgh less than 3 weeks ago.
  23. This is a summary:
  24. Language, compiler and runtime
  25. - New 100x faster parser built using PEGjs instead of the old parser built using PetitParser.
  26. - New much faster ChunkParser implementation in handwritten Amber instead of using PetitParser.
  27. - Improved parsing error report with quoted source code plus marker pinpointing parsing error.
  28. - Removed PetitParser since it is no longer needed by Amber itself.
  29. - Added compiler optimizations in the form of speculative inlining of specific messages and control structures.
  30. - Added support for dynamic Arrays, just like in Squeak/Pharo.
  31. - Added support for similar dynamic Dictionaries, not seen in other Smalltalks.
  32. - Added & and | as allowed binary selectors and implemented them in Boolean.
  33. - Added a Set implementation.
  34. - Added first basic support for real Packages with dependency information.
  35. ...and various extensions, enhancements and bug fixes to the library classes.
  36. Development environment
  37. - A working Debugger with integrated inspector, proceed etc.
  38. - A new structure with
  39. - A working amberc command line compiler including a Makefile for recompiling the whole Amber.
  40. - Enabled TestRunner in the IDE for running unit tests based on SUnit.
  41. - Added "File in" button in Workspace to easily paste and filein source code in chunk format in the IDE.
  42. Example code and ports
  43. - Ported ProfStef interactive tutorial, available on Amber homepage but also in examples directory.
  44. - Included the ESUG presentation as an example also in the examples directory.
  45. - Several new examples running on Node.js and webOS included, all with Makefiles.
  46. Various other things
  47. - Issue tracker on github now used as primary source, closed a bunch of reported issues.
  48. - Wiki pages on github with information on how to port code from other Smalltalks, lists of articles, tutorials, roadmap and more.