Toolkit update

It has been a while since we released so we would like to update our users with the latest happenings in the Toolkit world.

Our next release is scheduled to be around the 14th of September. What will it include? 

• New test framework and tests: It will include a new testing framework and wrappers for Toolkit components. The old tests have been migrated over as well. Some of the advantages of the new testing system would be:
  • Test authoring made simple and fast by having it in managed code. This will enable us to have a exhaustive suite that validates more code paths. More checks to ensure the robustness and backward compatibility of Toolkit controls will allow us to introduce new features and fixes without worrying about regressions.
  • An efficient release process achieved by eliminating some of the manual testing that needs to be performed every time we release. The new tests can be run in all browsers unlike the old harness which only worked in Firefox and IE 7.
• Bug fixes: We would like to target some of the top voted items and other minor issues that have been bothering our users. To see the complete list please visit the planned release page.

If there are other issues that you care about and would like to provide a quick fix for the same using the Toolkit Patching Utility, please do so and let us know if you think that those should be included in this release. We will review your changes and keep you in the loop if we need more information.

Check out our Patch Hall of Fame! Would you like to see your name there? Use the Patching Utility and be a Toolkit star!

Comments

• Anonymous
  January 01, 2003
  Prochaine version d'Ajax ToolKit

• Anonymous
  January 01, 2003
  It's now the 19th of September and still no release. Can you provide any updates?

• Anonymous
  January 01, 2003
  Apologies. We are still tweaking the test harness for better performance and adding more tests. We should release no later than this Friday 21st September. Thanks for your patience.