CodeIgniter 1.6.0 "beta"

[eluser]Derek Allard[/eluser]
@all: Thanks for your kinds words. It means a lot. There is a LOT of hours devoted into this release, and a lot of groundwork has been laid for future work as well.

This only represents the first stretch of stuff. We've changed our internal development methodology, hired 2 new developers, and are in full swing right now. More stuff... much more stuff... is coming. There'll be a shorter gap between releases.

@lone: I alluded to it on my blog but there are other features we want added into CI, but that just aren't ready for inclusion yet (don't ask what ok... I want it to be a surprise ).

@andrea: xwero nailed it. We try not to break any backwards compatibility. There's an upgrading to 1.6.0 page at http://dev.ellislab.com/svn/CodeIgniter/...e_160.html There are a few things. Probably most notable is the addition of 2 new database config variables.

@xwero: good suggestion. I'ved added the languages folder. I need to think about the implications of a POST and FILES merge, but my "knee jerk" is that this will not break anything, and would be helpful. I've split off the post that addressed that and added into feature requests so that I'll see it again. (it's here). I'd love to get some community discussion around that. With respect to the hardcoded error messages... I agree that this is something we should abstract into languages also. I'll try to find some time in the next few days, but feel free to contact me privately about that one if you want with suggestions. Its a crazy hectic time for me right now, and stuff will end up slipping through the cracks