Iris v0.2.0 released! :D

[Péter Szilágyi]

Good morning everyone :)

  After a long wait, I am thrilled to announce the release of version 0.2.0 of the Iris cloud messaging system. It is a massive stability release, with over 80% of the code base cleaned up and rewritten, slowly but surely transitioning from a research project into a stable product. There is still plenty to do, but also already plenty to see. Beside the countless fixes, notable additions under the hood are:

• Completely redesigned tunnels based on direct connections, both simplifying the code and improving performance.
• System and data traffic uses separate network links, ensuring that clogged up data links don't delay control messages.
• Graceful termination was added up until pastry-peer level, leading to fewer lost messages during churn; still enough to do.

  For details about the release, a small tutorial and some basic benchmarks, head over to the announcement!

Try it, code it, share it! :)

[Camilo Aguilar]

Nice work!