whatsnew.txt

What's new
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Aug 16, 2018 : 0.20
 - fixed virtual and hidden members to properly override base methods
   C++ requires "using base::member;" when a method is overloaded but another version is called from a base class.

Aug 15, 2018 : 0.19
 - many bugs squashed
   - Qt.Core.Map<> was not working

Aug 11, 2018 : 0.18
 - many critical bugs fixed

Aug 10, 2018 : 0.17
 - removed shared_ptr as it was extremely slow
 - tried to implement my own garbage collector called gc_ptr but still had performance issues
 - removed all smart pointers and use raw pointers which fixed many issues
 - now supports either self-managed or garbage collected memory management
   - see Object.Delete() and [AutoMemoryPool] attribute to assist in self-managed methods
     or
   - requires the 'Boehm-Demers-Weiser' Garbage Collector
 - new mutex that is both recursive and allows wait() and notify() functions
 - removed ffmpeg, will use Qt Media instead
 - many bugs fixed

Mar 27, 2018 : 0.16
 - many bug fixes

Mar 23, 2018 : 0.15
 - fix FixedArray[]s to support type casting
 - use template class for Properties
 - use struct for Enums to create unique data type
 - many fixes

Mar 16, 2018 : 0.14
 - add new classes (OpenGL, Controls, ThreadSignal, etc.)
 - add Type.NewInstance() for simple classes
 - add support for goto case/goto default in switch blocks
 - add many new functions
 - fixed many bugs

Mar 9, 2018 : 0.13
 - added many new classes
 - fixed many bugs

Feb 16, 2018 : 0.12
 - added SpinBox
 - added Process
 - added WebSocketServer and WebSocket
 - many fixes

Jan 5, 2018 : 0.11
 - fix ForStatement
 - fix minor issues

Dec 29, 2017 : 0.10
 - add support for catch {} all exceptions
 - add support for throw; current exception
 - typeof() implicity converted to Qt.Core.Type
 - $init() calls base class $init()
 - $this only exists in Object class as $weak_this
 - added InputEvents for top level Window events (NativeWindow)
 - more Qt functions

Dec 22, 2017 : 0.9
 - fixed arrays now implement IEnumerable so they can be used with foreach() {}
 - implemented is and as expressions (reflection)
 - implemented Bitwise Or And Not expressions
 - more Qt API
 - fix major use after free bug - apps are finally stable

Dec 15, 2017 : 0.8
 - added MSVC support
 - compile to multiple or single source file
 - initial reflection support GetType() typeof()
   - typeof() has an issue (see readme.txt)
 - more Qt classes
 - more compiler fixes

Dec 8, 2017 : 0.7
 - many ctor fixes
 - added Qt.Media (ffmpeg)
 - more new Qt Widgets

Dec 1, 2017 : 0.6
 - more new Qt classes (WebServer, SslServer, Widgets, etc.)
 - more compiler fixes

Nov 24, 2017 : 0.5
 - added more Widgets
 - added AES Cipher
 - added WebClient, WebRequest, WebReply
 - more compiler fixes

Nov 17, 2017 : 0.4
 - added more Widgets
 - added tests\testwidgets
 - many compiler fixes
   - static initializers are done in a global class constructor
     instead of using gcc's non-standard __attribute__(constructor)

Nov 10, 2017 : 0.3
 - fixed compilation by adding proper corelib references
 - added IODevice, File, Dir, TcpSocket, UdpSocket, ByteArray, etc.
 - more Qt functions

Nov 3, 2017 : 0.2
 - support unsafe blocks
 - support delegates
 - support enums
 - support generics
 - support foreach
 - support lock {} blocks
 - more Qt functions

Oct 27, 2017 : 0.1
 - init public release