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We are pleased to announce the release of SproutCore 1.8.2. This release contains minor fixes to the 1.8 code-base and will likely be the last patch of 1.8 prior to the 1.9.0 release. To upgrade to the latest version, simply run: gem update sproutcore This is a patch release and contains the following bug fixes: Fixed syntax error in Datastore unit test. SC.SplitView can now mixin SC.SplitChild. Thinned picker pane border divs so that they don’t overlap the content view. Prevents target property conflict when configuring button targets with SC.AlertPane. Changed the aria-orientation of horizontal SC.ScrollView to ‘horizontal’ from ‘vertical’. Allows SC.CollectionFastPath to work with sparse content by always returning an item view even when content isn’t yet available. Prevents SC.GridView from iterating over its content array in order to work with sparse content. ... (more)

Announcing SproutCore 1.8.1!

We’re pleased to announce the release of SproutCore 1.8.1.  To upgrade to the latest version, simply run: gem update sproutcore If you installed SproutCore using the installer, please note that due to the strain that maintaining the installers puts on the release process, we will not be updating the installer for each patch level release.   Therefore, to get the very latest stable version, it is recommended that you install the SproutCore gem. Installing the gem is actually quite easy and there are detailed instructions for each platform at http://sproutcore.com/install/.  Simply... (more)

Announcing SproutCore 1.8!

I’m very pleased to announce the release of SproutCore version 1.8.0.  This release includes several new features, improvements and bug fixes and is a recommended upgrade for all SproutCore developers. To install the latest version of SproutCore, visit http://sproutcore.com/install/ to get an updated installer for your system or if you are using the SproutCore gem, simply run: gem update sproutcore Thoughts on SproutCore But before I get into some of the technical details of 1.8, I wanted to give a brief update on the status of the project.  I want to do this, because this relea... (more)

Sprint Towards 1.8 Release

SproutCore is about to get a new release on February 29, 2012 and we want to kick it off with an important sprint over the last weekend of the month.  As an open-source project, the success of SproutCore depends on you and others like you, so please consider setting aside some time to get involved.  Thanks! Name:  SproutCore 1.8 Release Sprint Dates:  Friday, Feb. 24 through Monday, Feb. 27, free-form style Topics:  Will include both code and doc tasks. Please follow the wiki page:  https://github.com/sproutcore/sproutcore/wiki/1.8-Release-Sprint   Aside:  We’ve decided that th... (more)

Welcome to Maurits Lamers and Mitch Oliver

Hot on the heels of last week’s introduction of five new team members, I’m pleased to announce that Maurits Lamers and Mitch Oliver have also signed on as SproutCore Committers. As with the people from my previous post, these names should be of no surprise to anyone who has been with SproutCore for some time. For those that aren’t sure of the difference between Committers and Reviewers, Committers are actually required to work in their own branches in the repo and submit every change as a pull request to be accepted by a Reviewer. The Reviewers are allowed to make direct fixes, ... (more)