RingoJS 0.8.0 is out! Get it from http://ringojs.org/downloads and see what's new at http://ringojs.org/wiki/Release_0.8

For those not in the know, Ringo is a CommonJS-based JavaScript runtime written in Java and based on the Mozilla Rhino JavaScript engine, with the primary goal to build a stable, high-performance runtime for server-side use.

Changes from 0.7:

• High level ringo/webapp package has been removed, remaining low level HTTP functionality repackaged.
• Skin functionality has been removed, replaced by mustache.js.
• Storable host class has been removed.
• Jetty updated to 7.4.1.
• Rhino updated to 1.7R3.
• Package support no longer puts each package on the module search path.
• Packages and modules can be loaded transparently from the Java classpath.
• Removed demo apps.
• Updates to ringo-admin and ringo-doc tools.
• Support for console object.
• Fancy output rendering in Ringo shell.

23.7.2011, 20:02