At long last, Parrot-0.0.11 "Doubloon" has been released!

This release features direct generation of executable binaries, dramatically improved documentation, and a built-in bread maker! Get it while it's hot from CPAN, or join the party by getting the latest CVS checkout by following the directions at dev.perl.org.

Enhancements in 0.0.11 include:

• Executable output
• Dynamic PMC registration
• Trial exception system
• Beginnings of object system
• Iterators
• Ordered hashes
• I/O system improvements
• References
• Documentation for basic PMC types
• IMCC support of Parrot Calling Conventions
• Runtime loading of chartypes (and other string improvements)
• Conditional breakpoints
• Dramatically accelerated sweeps for finalizable objects
• Small PMCs (PMCs split into core and extensions)
• Loadable bytecode packfiles
• Constant PMCs
• Sub variants that deal with the stack correctly
• Switched runops core
• Line numbers in warnings
• Environment access
• Many documentation cleanups
• Conversion to CPS style!
• BASIC debugger and many other wacky features
• Filename, line number parsing support in IMCC

If you would like to join in the fun, see the mailing list or its archive. All discussion occurs on the perl6-internals mailing list. Start from parrotcode.org for information on all Parroty things. Our immediate future plans include exceptions and objects, so now's a good time to jump in if those things grab you.

(Oh, and I was kidding about the bread maker.)

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