[Jepp-users] jep 3.3.0 release candidate

[Nathan J. <ndj...@gm...>]

Hi everyone,

The release candidate for jep 3.3.0 is now available on github.
https://github.com/mrj0/jep/tree/v3.3.0rc

The most notable changes are listed here:
https://github.com/mrj0/jep/blob/v3.3.0rc/release_notes/3.3-notes.rst

We had to cut the release off somewhere, but rest assured there will be
more new features and bug fixes coming in the future.  The only further
changes that will get into 3.3.0 will be if we discover regressions that
were introduced in 3.3.  If testing continues to go well then we'll
officially release 3.3.0 in a few weeks.

Regarding numpy support, there are a few gotchas with numpy that you can
experience by running the Java tests in the jep.test.numpy package.  I will
be reporting those to numpy with the hopes that they'll fix them once I
collect some more information.


Post 3.3.0 release, we're planning on making the following non-software
changes:

   - Move the github jep project from an individual repository to an
   organization repository
   - Make use of github project page for the main web page
   - Make use of github wiki page for documentation, troubleshooting, and
   code snippets
   - Move the mailing list away from sourceforge  (to be determined)


For 3.4 (and beyond) software changes, we're aiming for the following goals:

   - Maintain backwards compatibility
   - Fix bugs
   - Improve speed
   - Improve ease of use


There's not a schedule for any of that, we'll make the changes as time
allows and release future versions when enough has changed to warrant a new
release.  Thanks for your support!