I also agree, m2 is orders better than m1 IMHO. I did start a new project and was brave (i.e. stupid) enough to use the alpha releases on it. Now that we are in the beta's I haven't had to use snapshot builds as the betas now cover 95+% of what I need and the rest I can wait until the next beta. The only *real* thing lacking is documentation, but that will come and you have this list in the meantime.
Wb