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| − | See also [https://eclipsescout.github.io/6.0/release-notes.html Release Notes on Github]
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| − | == Eclipse Scout becomes a Java Web Framework ==
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| − | With Release 6.0 the frontend part of the Scout framework becomes a powerful Java web framework.
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| − | === A new HTML5 Renderer ===
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| − | Scout comes with a completley new HTML5 rendering component.
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| − | The new HTML5 renderer fully support todays web standards HTML5/CSS3/JavaScript.
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| − | * Full styling/theming with CSS3/Less
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| − | * Add project specific custom widgets
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| − | The HTML5 renderer is highly optimized for Scout
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| − | * Minimize download size for initial download
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| − | * Avoid unnecessary server rountrips
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| − | === Frontend development in Java ===
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| − | The goals of the Scout framework remain unchanged:
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| − | * Boost developer productivity
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| − | * Long term strategy (enterprise apps often live > 10 years)
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| − | As in previous releases the Scout developer implements against the Scout model classes.
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| − | Developing frontends and UI logic in Java remains independent of the new HTML5 renderer technology.
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| − | === Plain Java/Maven Projects ===
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| − | Scout applications are now plain Java/Maven projects.
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| − | The move to plain Java with the Neon release brings the following benefits:
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| − | * "Maven by the books": Simplified build setups for Scout projects
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| − | * Simpler integration of widely used Java libraries and frameworks
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| − | === Documentation ===
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| − | The documentation is currently hosted on [https://github.com/BSI-Business-Systems-Integration-AG/org.eclipse.scout.docs GitHub] and the output of the documentation build is available on [https://eclipsescout.github.io/6.0/ github.io].
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| − | === Upgrade of existing Projects ===
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| − | Great care has been taken to reduce the API breakage of the Scout Neon release to a minimum.
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| − | As a result, only moderate efforts are required to upgrade an existing Scout project to the new Scout release.
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| − | The migration process has been verified with several productive Scout applications in the last months.
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| − | This [https://eclipsescout.github.io/6.0/migration-guide.html migration guide] helps projects to migrate to Scout 6.0.
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| − | This document is not static in nature but will be updated according to new feedback from the community and projects that migrate to the new Scout release.
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