Program D 4.5 released

[Noel Bush]

Program D 4.5 has been released.  It is available at:

http://aitools.org

After three release candidates, during which a number of bugs were
discovered and fixed, and a full complement of planned features and
enhancements were integrated, this version of Program D is now released
as "final".


Communication
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All communication about Program D development, bugs, improvements,
usage, etc. takes place via the Program D mailing list, accessible via:

http://aitools.org/mailinglists/

Bug reports may be tracked and created at:

http://bugs.aitools.org/


What Is New
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A full description of enhancements to version 4.5 can be viewed at:

http://aitools.org/programd/release-notes.html

Here is a summary:

     * Component Orientation
     * Enhanced Configurability
     * Vastly Improved XML Parsing
     * Schema-Based Validation
     * Revised Logging Scheme
     * XML Templating for Responders
     * Regular Expressions for Substitutions
     * Improved Responder Architecture
     * Merge Policies
     * AIML Testing System
     * AIML Test Suite
     * Plugin architecture
     * AIML Shell Command
     * Listener Updates and Package Separation
     * Type Safety and Other JDK-Supported Enhancements
     * Tighter Coding Standards
     * Better Error Checking
     * Numerous Bug Fixes

Please note the new distribution scheme for listeners, which are now
available separately -- see the main page at http://aitools.org for
links.  Also please see the new Yahoo listener.


The Future
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Subsequent bug fixes and minor updates will be released as new point
releases (4.5.1, 4.5.2, etc.).  Development is now underway on a 5.0
version that will introduce significant extensibility.


Many thanks to all who have participated in bringing version 4.5 to
final release status by reporting bugs, submitting code, and other
communications and contributions.

Noel

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