<strong>Documentation</strong>

The longest delay in releasing the framework publicly has been documentation.  The XML and CFC APIs of the framework are now fully documented, the Quickstart has been rewritten, and a series of friendly "How-To" guides for common tasks are underway.  The new, souped-up documentation is available at <a href="http://docs.model-glue.com/">http://docs.model-glue.com/</a>.

Keeping with tradition, they still start with "Don't Panic!"  Seriously, don't.  The new stuff is super easy to learn.  

<strong>Bug Reporting</strong>

There is now an official site at which to report framework issues.  Please report any and all problems to <a href="http://trac.model-glue.com">http://trac.model-glue.com</a> - even installation issues.  If something is hard, I want to hear about it.  Model-Glue is the ColdFusion framework for everyday ColdFusion programmers, and it should be easy to use.

<strong>Upgrading</strong>

One goal of the beta is to insure that upgrades are seamless.  You should be able to run an existing 1.x application without modification, simply by changing your Model-Glue mapping to the new version (or overwriting your old copy of Model-Glue).  

However, I'm sure something is broken, somewhere - it's just that none of the alpha testers or myself are able to find it.  

<strong>Naming</strong>

Up to this point, "Unity" has been the code name for "2.0," but the term has stuck.  The term "Model-Glue:Unity" will refer to the 2.0 core that incorporates ColdSpring and native object-relational mapping capabilities.  

<strong>Reactor</strong>

As is, Reactor is bundled with the download, and is the default Object Relational Mapping framework for Model-Glue:Unity.  It is possible to support others, but would require creating a custom adapter, DataController, and scaffold .XSL files.

<strong>Next Steps</strong>

In between presenting (I have seven presentations in the next two weeks, four of them on Model-Glue:Unity), I'll be working on a new Model-Glue.com, finding bugs, and fixing them as soon as they pop up.