SQLAlchemy version 0.4, the biggest release SQLAlchemy has ever had, is released in its first beta.
If you haven't been following along, it's time to catch up ! An overview-in-progress of whats new is at http://www.sqlalchemy.org/trac/wiki/WhatsNewIn04 . This SQLAlchemy is different from the previous, in that its: * collaboratively developed among six core developers. * the fastest SQLAlchemy yet (with continuing efforts to make it faster). * Has *fewer* plugins, replaced with core, integrated features. * Most documentation has been completely rewritten or revised * source code has been refactored, modularized, and simplified like crazy in virtually all areas, particularly ORM, SQL construction, and execution * is a *little* more opinionated. Many methods, arguments, and classnames have been removed with more singular usage patterns recommended. * has a large number of features which users have been asking for since day one: mapped attributes usable in SQL expressions (no more .c.), higher-level query constructs (like SomeClass.foo.contains(x)), two-phase and nested transaction support, relation()s that load partial results, core hooks added for horizontal partitioning of data across databases. * Oracle support is entering the big leagues, with greatly improved table reflection support, datatype support, as well as new support for OUT params. We have released at 0.4beta1. There is a mild migration path which is now described on the first page of the documentation as well as on the wiki. We hope to get people testing this version to ensure that upgrades go smoothly and that feature regression is working out OK. We also *desperately* need beta testers for these platforms: MS-SQL, Firebird, and Informix. 0.4 has been tested extensively with SQLite, Postgres, MySQL, and Oracle. Whats new in 0.4: http://www.sqlalchemy.org/trac/wiki/WhatsNewIn04 0.4 Documentation: http://www.sqlalchemy.org/docs/04/ Download ! http://www.sqlalchemy.org/download.html --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "sqlalchemy" group. To post to this group, send email to sqlalchemy@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/sqlalchemy?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
