Changes between Version 10 and Version 11 of WhatsNew-8.0.0
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- Jul 3, 2018, 9:24:16 PM (6 years ago)
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WhatsNew-8.0.0
v10 v11 1 1 = What's new in Smalltlk/X jv-branch 8.0.0 = 2 3 This is mostly runtime (VM) stabilization and cleanup release, but also 4 contains important improvements. 2 5 3 6 == STC - the Smalltalk/X AOT compiler == … … 30 33 31 34 * Revamped `RecursionLock` and `JavaMonitor`. Both now use generic thinlock implementation (see `thinlocks.h`. Resulting code is much, moch smaller and yields more performance. `RecursionLock` is now twice as fast a `Semaphore` and four times faster than the old implementation of `RecursionLock` in uncontended case (by far the most common case). Use `RecursionLock` whenver possible. 35 * Many fixes to make it more stable. 32 36 33 37 == Tools == 34 38 35 many small improvements and fixes here and there. Some most notable ones includes:39 Many small improvements and fixes here and there. Some most notable ones includes: 36 40 37 41 * Debugger: added configurable shortcuts for most often used debugging actions. … … 53 57 [[TicketQuery(status=closed&milestone=8.0.0,order=id,desc=1,format=list,col=summary)]] 54 58 59 == Acknowledgment == 55 60 61 At this point, I'd like to thank to Patrik Svestka who was always happy to test 62 8.0.0 on Windows and reported many problems together with test cases. Without 63 him many issues would remain uncovered. Thanks! 64