Parrot 2.0.0 is now available. Parrot is a virtual machine aimed at running all dynamic languages.

Parrot 2.0.0 is available on Parrot's FTP site, or follow the download instructions.

Languages: http://parrot.org/languages

Parrot 2.0.0 News:

• Features

  • Context PMCs now support attribute-based introspection
  • Context and CallSignature PMCs merged into CallContext
  • .lex directive throws exceptions when used with incorrect register types

• Platforms

  • Packaging improved for free OS distributions
  • PPC, PPC64, and ARM now tested when running Linux

• Performance

  • Minor improvements to the profiling runcore
  • Improvements from the CallContext PMC merge

• New deprecations

  • In/out parameters in STRING modification functions
  • Void handling in NCI signatures
  • Parameter passing opcodes order in PBC

• Tests

  • Continued migration of core tests from Perl 5 to PIR

• Tools

  • dependency checker improved

• Miscellaneous

  • Deprecation cycle length changed to three months from six
  • GC accuracy improved
  • PMC freeze improvements; much more reliable
  • Makefile improvements for dependency handling