Rocket v0.5.0-rc.4

[SergioBenitez]

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This discussion was created from the release Rocket v0.5.0-rc.4.

[MCOfficer]

It's probably a formality, but I believe you forgot to tag this one as pre-release.

[SergioBenitez]

It's probably a formality, but I believe you forgot to tag this one as pre-release.

I purposefully tagged it as an "actual" release. GitHub implies, when it confirms your choice, that "pre-releases" are "not production ready," which isn't the case here, so I decided not to label it as such. 0.5-rc is definitely production ready. In a different world, each of these RCs could have easily been major releases.

[wezm]

so I decided not to label it as such. 0.5-rc is definitely production ready. In a different world, each of these RCs could have easily been major releases.

Asking out of curiosity: given above why not make this one a non-rc release?

[SergioBenitez]

Asking out of curiosity: given above why not make this one a non-rc release?

There's no technical reason: the code itself is good to go. But there are several non-code pieces still left to complete for a 0.5 release, and I figured I'd release something as opposed to delaying further. These include:

• A consolidated CHANGELOG of all changes since 0.4.
• A thorough review of the documentation, especially the upgrade guide.
• A news article intended for wide distribution describing the release's major updates.
• Adjustment of the code (version numbers, dates, etc.) for a stable release.

Additionally, it's my hope that I can properly launch the supporting foundation (RWF2) alongside v0.5. That, of course, has a bevy of items that need to be completed for launch.

Nevertheless, I am diligently working towards all of this. The CHANGELOG should be completed shortly, at which point I'll continue to tackle the remaining tasks.

[wezm]

Thanks for the reply Sergio. Good luck with the non-code bits. Thanks again for Rocket. I have several websites on the previous rc that just chug along quietly.