The book is now kind of in between versions.... it is correct but some of
the new features are not described and some example use old API while there
is a better way. I plan to finish update it and release the 5th editions
within one month. Hopefully sooner.
On Monday, 15 October 2012 20:01:33 UTC-5, apps in tables wrote:
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> Fantastic.....as usual.
>
> tiny hint:
> can the book title be more descriptive of the related version of web2py ?
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> On Monday, October 15, 2012 8:30:42 PM UTC+3, martzi wrote:
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>> Many thanks Massimo web2py is here to stay !
>>
>> On Monday, October 15, 2012 1:55:39 PM UTC+2, Massimo Di Pierro wrote:
>>>
>>> Changelog:
>>>
>>> - overall faster web2py
>>> - when apps are deleted, a w2p copy left in deposit folder
>>> - change in cron (it is now disabled by default). removed -N option and
>>> introdu\
>>> ced -Y.
>>> - faster web2py_uuid() and request initialization logic, thanks Michele
>>> - static asset management, thanks Niphlod
>>> - improved mobile admin
>>> - request.requires_https and Auth(secure=True), thanks Yarin and Niphlod
>>> - better custom_import (works per app and is faster), thanks Michele
>>> - redis_sesssion.py, thanks Niphlod
>>> - allow entropy computation in IS_STRONG and web2py.js, thanks Jonathan
>>> and Nip\
>>> hlod
>>> - fixed many aith.wiki problems
>>> - support for auth.wiki(render='html')
>>> - better welcome layout, thanks Paolo
>>> - db.define_table(...,redefine=True)
>>> - DAL, Row, and Rows object can now be pickled/unpickled, thanks to
>>> zombie DAL.
>>> - admin uses codemirror
>>> - allow syntax auth = Auth(db).define_tables()
>>> - better auth.wiki with preview, thanks Alan
>>> - better auth.impersonate, thanks Alan
>>> - upgraded jQuery 1.8
>>> - upgraded Bootstrap 2.1
>>> - fixed problems with dropbox_account.py
>>> - many fixes to cache.ram, cache.disk, memcache and gae_memcache
>>> - cache.with_prefix(cache.ram,'prefix')
>>> - db.table.field.epoch() counts seconds from epoch
>>> - DAL support for SQL CASE, example:
>>> db().select(...query.case('true','false))
>>> - DAL(...,do_connect=False) allows faking connections
>>> - DAL(...,auto_import=True) now retieves some fiel attributes
>>> - mail can specify a sender: mail.send(...,sender='Mr X <%(sender)s>')
>>> - renamed gluon/contrib/comet_messaging.py ->
>>> gluon/contrib/websocket_messaging.py
>>>
>>> Please check it and report any problem.
>>> As usual, thanks to the many people who have contributed, in particular
>>> Michele and Niphlod.
>>>
>>> Massimo
>>>
>>
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