[ANN] Release 9.0.0 DP-5

[panagiotis merakos]

Dear list members,

We are pleased to announce the release of LiveCode 9.0.0 DP-5.


Developer Preview Release
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Warning: this is not a stable release.  Please ensure that you back up your
stacks before testing them.

Getting the Release
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You can get the release at https://downloads.livecode.com/livecode/ or via
the automatic updater.

Release Contents
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LiveCode 9.0.0 DP-5 contains exciting new features, bug fixes, stability
and security improvements.

In total, 21 bugs have been fixed since the last development preview
release (LiveCode 9.0.0 DP-4).

Moreover, 36 additional bugs that have been fixed for 8.1.4 RC-1 (which is
not released yet), are included in LiveCode 9.0.0 DP-5.

LiveCode 9.0.0 DP-5 contains, among others, the following exciting new
features:

- Implementation of NFC tag reading on Android (Community, Indy and
Business):
New functions/commands/messages to read data from NFC tags.

- Implementation of a script library for common MIME functions (Community,
Indy and Business):
A new Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions (MIME) library has been
implemented to provide support for common data formats such as multipart
email message bodies.

- Implementation of a remote debugger (Business only):
Run a standalone for the local platform from the IDE and debug it whilst it
runs locally
Run a standalone for iOS or Android from the IDE and debug it whilst it
runs on a directly connected Android or iOS device

- Implementation of a script profiler (Business only):
Use the new script profiler to identify the most costly lines of code in a
stack.


The full release notes are available from:

http://downloads.livecode.com/livecode/9_0_0/LiveCodeNotes-9_0_0_dp_5.pdf

Feedback
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Please report any bugs encountered on our BugZilla at
http://quality.livecode.com/

We have a forum available for discussing LiveCode Builder at
http://forums.livecode.com/viewforum.php?f=93

Have fun!

The LiveCode Team
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