Re: Quorum 5 is Live

geertjan wielenga <[email protected]> Sun, 4 Jun 2017 11:15:20 +0200
Newsgroups gmane.comp.java.netbeans.modules.openide.devel
Organization Oracle Corporation
Message-ID <[email protected]>
Excellent news -- can we promote this on jaxenter.com/netbeans, if so, 
can you send some screenshots?

Gj


On 2-6-2017 0:31, Andreas Stefik wrote:
> Folks,
>
> We are pleased to announce that the newest version of the Quorum 
> Programming Language, version 5.0, is now live. This release includes 
> major enhancements, including digital signal processing libraries, 
> automatic physics simulation for 2D and 3D games, and a new 
> compile-to-JavaScript mode, which allows Quorum to run multimedia 
> applications online.
>
> Along with technical improvements to the language, Quorum 5 marks 
> significant changes to the curriculum and materials for learners. This 
> includes a redesigned website created through many iterative design 
> revisions with teachers and students. We also spent considerable time 
> with analytics data looking at how people are using the site, in order 
> to make it easier for people to find what they want. Lessons and 
> tutorials have been reorganized from the ground up because of this 
> work. Finally, many lessons can be run directly on the website, 
> including multimedia applications. This uses Quorum's new JavaScript 
> mode behind the scenes and should make it easier for learners, 
> teachers, and everyone else to try Quorum out. As always, Quorum also 
> runs in NetBeans.
>
> For more information on the new release, please visit
> The Quorum Website <http://quorumlanguage.com/>.
>
> Stefik