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Cobra 0.8 has been released. Cobra is a high-level language for .NET, including features such as generics, contracts, compile-time type inference, exception handling, garbage collection, and more.

This release includes: support for built-in sets, support for adding methods to existing types, bitwise operators, built-in unsigned int types, new command line options, new warnings, a configurable number type, bug fixes, and other changes.

Cobra 0.7 has been released. Cobra is a high-level language for .NET, including features such as generics, contracts, compile-time type inference, exception handling, garbage collection, and more.

This release includes: an optional 'invariant' clause for class, interface and struct definitions; support for attributes; support for abstract classes; improved compiler warnings; new and updated sample programs; bug fixes; and other changes.

It has been announced that cobra-language.com is the new domain of the Cobra project. Cobra is a high-level language for .NET, including features such as generics, contracts, compile-time type inference, exception handling, garbage collection, and more.

Cobra 0.6 has been released. Cobra is a high-level language for .NET, including features such as generics, contracts, compile-time type inference, exception handling, garbage collection, and more.

This release includes: a new Exception Report, 'yield' and 'yield break' statements, a shorter form of casting, new warnings, support for dotted namespace declarations, library and runtime improvements, improved error checking, bug fixes, and other changes.

Cobra 0.5 has been released. Cobra is a high-level language designed for .NET 2.0, including features such as generics, contracts, compile-time type inference, exception handling, garbage collection, and more.

This release includes: support for dynamic typing, a new 'trace' statement, a new Reference Manual, compiler speed improvements, better error messages, plus other changes and bug fixes.

Cobra 0.4 has been released. Cobra is a high-level language designed for .NET 2.0, including features such as generics, contracts, compile-time type inference, exception handling, garbage collection, and more.

This release includes: support for arrays, support for space-based indentation, contract improvements, other changes and bug fixes.

Cobra 0.2.0 has been released. Cobra is a high-level language designed for .NET 2.0, offering features such as generics, contracts, garbage collection, and more.

This release includes: a rewrite of the compiler in Cobra itself, a renaming of the 'code' keyword to 'body', support for using literal C# code wherever an expression is expected, plus other changes and fixes.