PLNews: Programming Language News http://plnews.org/ News, articles, announcements and information focusing on computer programming languages and their implementations. en Wed, 07 May 2008 10:52:38 GMT 720 Idle 0.3.0 Released http://plnews.org/posts/idle_030_released_20080507_062159.html http://plnews.org/posts/idle_030_released_20080507_062159.html Idle 0.3.0 has been released. Idle is a scripting language built upon Lua.

This release includes: support for textual macros and source code preprocessing, library updates, bug fixes, and other changes.



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]]> Wed, 07 May 2008 09:21:59 GMT Next LRUG Meeting on May 12 http://plnews.org/posts/next_lrug_meeting_on_may_12_20080507_062012.html http://plnews.org/posts/next_lrug_meeting_on_may_12_20080507_062012.html It has been announced that the next London Ruby Users Group meeting will be held on May 12, 2008.



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]]> Wed, 07 May 2008 09:20:12 GMT Next ChiPy Meeting on May 8 http://plnews.org/posts/next_chipy_meeting_on_may_8_20080507_061915.html http://plnews.org/posts/next_chipy_meeting_on_may_8_20080507_061915.html It has been announced that the next Chigaco Python User Group meeting will be held on May 8, 2008.



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]]> Wed, 07 May 2008 09:19:15 GMT IronPython 2.0 Beta 2 Released http://plnews.org/posts/ironpython_20_beta_2_released_20080506_062115.html http://plnews.org/posts/ironpython_20_beta_2_released_20080506_062115.html IronPython 2.0 Beta 2 has been released. IronPython is an implementation of Python running on .NET.

This release includes: improved performance, improved traceback support, bug fixes, and other changes.



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]]> Tue, 06 May 2008 09:21:15 GMT Scala 2.7.1 Released http://plnews.org/posts/scala_271_released_20080506_061953.html http://plnews.org/posts/scala_271_released_20080506_061953.html Scala 2.7.1 has been released. Scala is a statically typed, extensible, multi-paradigm language, offering object-oriented and functional support.

This release includes: the addition of scala.Either to the standard library, the removal of the contractiveness requirement for implicit methods, 'requires' and 'ensuring' methods of Predef.scala, bug fixes, and other changes.



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]]> Tue, 06 May 2008 09:19:53 GMT Ctalk 0.0.50a Released http://plnews.org/posts/ctalk_0050a_released_20080506_061735.html http://plnews.org/posts/ctalk_0050a_released_20080506_061735.html Ctalk 0.0.50a has been released. Ctalk is an object-oriented extension to C.

This release includes Cygwin updates and compatibility fixes.



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]]> Tue, 06 May 2008 09:17:35 GMT EiffelStudio 6.2.7.3306 Released http://plnews.org/posts/eiffelstudio_6273306_released_20080506_061607.html http://plnews.org/posts/eiffelstudio_6273306_released_20080506_061607.html EiffelStudio 6.2.7.3306 has been released. EiffelStudio is a cross-platform Eiffel implementation and development environment.

This release includes UI and compiler bug fixes.



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]]> Tue, 06 May 2008 09:16:07 GMT May 5 'This Week in Ruby' Now Available http://plnews.org/posts/may_5_this_week_in_ruby_now_available_20080506_061449.html http://plnews.org/posts/may_5_this_week_in_ruby_now_available_20080506_061449.html The May 5, 2008 edition of 'This Week in Ruby' is now available. It summarises recent developments and discussion within the Ruby community.



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]]> Tue, 06 May 2008 09:14:49 GMT Apr. 29 to May 6 Caml Weekly News Available http://plnews.org/posts/apr_29_to_may_6_caml_weekly_news_available_20080506_061304.html http://plnews.org/posts/apr_29_to_may_6_caml_weekly_news_available_20080506_061304.html The April 29 to May 6, 2008 edition of the Caml Weekly News is now available. It summarises recent developments and discussion within the Caml community.



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]]> Tue, 06 May 2008 09:13:04 GMT PyPy Sprint in Berlin from May 17 to 22 http://plnews.org/posts/pypy_sprint_in_berlin_from_may_17_to_22_20080506_061037.html http://plnews.org/posts/pypy_sprint_in_berlin_from_may_17_to_22_20080506_061037.html It has been announced that a PyPy sprint will be held in Berlin, Germany, from May 17 to 22, 2008. PyPy is a Python implementation written in Python.



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]]> Tue, 06 May 2008 09:10:37 GMT May 6 Python-URL! Available http://plnews.org/posts/may_6_pythonurl_available_20080506_060159.html http://plnews.org/posts/may_6_pythonurl_available_20080506_060159.html The May 6, 2008 edition of Python-URL! is now available. It summarises recent developments and discussion within the Python community.



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]]> Tue, 06 May 2008 09:01:59 GMT F# 1.9.4 Released http://plnews.org/posts/f_194_released_20080505_061802.html http://plnews.org/posts/f_194_released_20080505_061802.html F# 1.9.4 has been released. F# is a variant of ML running on .NET, sharing a core language with Objective Caml.

This release includes: more consistent and symmetric operator overloading, additional nullness checking, object model enhancements, core library performance enhancements, bug fixes, and other changes.



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]]> Mon, 05 May 2008 09:18:02 GMT Algol 68 Genie Mark 12 Released http://plnews.org/posts/algol_68_genie_mark_12_released_20080505_061710.html http://plnews.org/posts/algol_68_genie_mark_12_released_20080505_061710.html Algol 68 Genie Mark 12 has been released. It is an open source Algol 68 interpreter.

This release includes: improved support for the parallel clause; interpreter performance improvements; UNTIL, FINISH and OUT options for the monitor; documentation updates; and other changes.



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]]> Mon, 05 May 2008 09:17:10 GMT iForth32 3.0 Released http://plnews.org/posts/iforth32_30_released_20080505_061505.html http://plnews.org/posts/iforth32_30_released_20080505_061505.html iForth32 3.0 has been released. iForth32 is a portable, multithreaded 32-bit ANS Forth implementation.

This release includes: support for OS-level threads and callbacks, a new graphics driver for X, new sound drivers, improved path name support, and other changes.



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]]> Mon, 05 May 2008 09:15:05 GMT Windows PowerShell V2 CTP2 Released http://plnews.org/posts/windows_powershell_v2_ctp2_released_20080505_061308.html http://plnews.org/posts/windows_powershell_v2_ctp2_released_20080505_061308.html Windows PowerShell V2 CTP2 has been released. It is a command line shell and scripting language for Windows, with a focus on system administration and automation.

This release includes: support for modules; support for listening, forwarding and acting on management and system events; support for multiple parameter sets in cmdlets; support for hosting PowerShell in IIS; and other changes.



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]]> Mon, 05 May 2008 09:13:08 GMT Ctpp 1.0.31 Released http://plnews.org/posts/ctpp_1031_released_20080505_061115.html http://plnews.org/posts/ctpp_1031_released_20080505_061115.html Ctpp 1.0.31 has been released. It is a preprocessor for Ctalk, an object-oriented extension of C.

This release includes compatibility updates for Cygwin and DJGPP GCC.



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]]> Mon, 05 May 2008 09:11:15 GMT Kite 1.0b1 Released http://plnews.org/posts/kite_10b1_released_20080505_061003.html http://plnews.org/posts/kite_10b1_released_20080505_061003.html Kite 1.0b1 has been released. Kite is a small, object-oriented language.

This release includes: tree, queue and stack collections; virtual machine performance improvements; and bug fixes.



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]]> Mon, 05 May 2008 09:10:03 GMT IKVM 0.36 Update 2 Release Candidate 1 Released http://plnews.org/posts/ikvm_036_update_2_release_candidate_1_released_20080505_060854.html http://plnews.org/posts/ikvm_036_update_2_release_candidate_1_released_20080505_060854.html IKVM 0.36 Update 2 Release Candidate 1 has been released. IKVM is a Java implementation running on Mono and the .NET Framework.

This release candidate includes bug fixes.



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]]> Mon, 05 May 2008 09:08:54 GMT PHP 5.2.6 Released http://plnews.org/posts/php_526_released_20080502_061803.html http://plnews.org/posts/php_526_released_20080502_061803.html PHP 5.2.6 has been released. PHP is a general-purpose scripting language, suitable for Web development and embedding within HTML.

This release includes security and bug fixes.



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]]> Fri, 02 May 2008 09:18:03 GMT ACM SIGAPL to Merge With ACM SIGPLAN http://plnews.org/posts/acm_sigapl_to_merge_with_acm_sigplan_20080502_061627.html http://plnews.org/posts/acm_sigapl_to_merge_with_acm_sigplan_20080502_061627.html It has been announced that the ACM Special Interest Group on the APL and J Languages is to be merged with the ACM Special Interest Group on Programming Languages.



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