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 at <http://www.cpan.org/authors/id/S/SF/SFINK/parrot-0.0.11.tar.gz>, or join the party by getting the latest CVS checkout by following the directions at <http://dev.perl.org/cvs/>.
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 <http://lists.perl.org/showlist.cgi?name=perl6-internals>, with archives at <http://archive.develooper.com/perl6-internals%40perl.org/>. All discussion occurs on the perl6-internals mailing list. Start from <http://www.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.)
