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etc: Update RELEASES.txt with some new features

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Patrick Walton 2012-12-13 16:25:24 -08:00
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Version 0.5 (December 2012) Version 0.5 (December 2012)
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* ~700 changes, numerous bugfixes * ~800 changes, numerous bugfixes
* Syntax changes * Syntax changes
* Removed `<-` move operator * Removed `<-` move operator
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* `Eq` and `IterBytes` implementations can be automatically generated * `Eq` and `IterBytes` implementations can be automatically generated
with `#[deriving_eq]` and `#[deriving_iter_bytes]` respectively with `#[deriving_eq]` and `#[deriving_iter_bytes]` respectively
* Removed the special crate language for `.rc` files * Removed the special crate language for `.rc` files
* Function arguments may consist of any irrefutable pattern
* Semantic changes * Semantic changes
* `&` and `~` pointers may point to objects * `&` and `~` pointers may point to objects
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without writing `move` explicitly without writing `move` explicitly
* `&T` may now be coerced to `*T` * `&T` may now be coerced to `*T`
* Coercions happen in `let` statements as well as function calls * Coercions happen in `let` statements as well as function calls
* `use` statements now take crate-relative paths
* Improved support for language features * Improved support for language features
* Trait inheritance is much more complete * Trait inheritance is much more complete
* Traits may declare default methods for the implementations to use
* More support for explicit self arguments in methods - `self`, `&self` * More support for explicit self arguments in methods - `self`, `&self`
`@self`, and `~self` all generally work as expected `@self`, and `~self` all generally work as expected
* Static methods work in more situations * Static methods work in more situations
* Experimental: Traits may declare default methods for the implementations
to use
* Libraries * Libraries
* New condition handling system in `core::condition` * New condition handling system in `core::condition`