The Agency: Beta 1.1 released

Excerpted from a post to the starlogo-users list today:

StarLogo TNG Beta 1.1 is now available. This release contains a number of bug fixes outlined below that were present in Beta 1. We recommend this update for all users.

We apologize for this release fast on the heels of Beta 1.

Changes from Beta 1 to Beta 1.1

Fixed bug where renaming and changing shapes of breeds caused files to become corrupt
Improved memory usage on graphs
Fixed hill climbers model
Fixed some problems with missing shapes on the Windows build
Fixed bug attaching count-with block inside a monitor
Fixed bug in commands with two arguments
Fixed incorrect computation of atan
Fixed color chooser in SpaceLand
Enabled right-click (or control-click) and drag to move the canvas

Block Talk: Tutorials and More on Google Group

One of our users, Paulo Ferro, created a Google Group for StarLogo TNG users. He has already posted an excellent Flash-based tutorial introduction to the new beta interface. Thanks, Paulo!

The Agency: Beta 1 released

Coinciding well with the commemoration of 40 years of Logo in Wired and Slashdot yesterday, we are proud to announce the official release of StarLogo TNG Beta 1 at long last.

StarLogo TNG has undergone a major transformation since Preview 4. Much of the code in our first real beta has been entirely rewritten to improve speed, usability, stability, and extensibility, and expect this code to the be the basis of TNG for quite some time.



We are pleased to release many new features, but some features of Preview 4 have not yet been implemented in this major revision. Therefore, if you must have those features, you should stick with Preview 4 for the time being. Otherwise, we highly recommend transitioning to the new version. We have made our best efforts to update projects and support backward compatibility with projects created with earlier releases, but some projects that rely on features not yet implemented will not load.

New and more extensive documentation is coming (including new sample curriculum very shortly), but in the meantime we have provided a list of changes that can be used to apply the basics of Preview 4.2 to this version.

We’re very excited about this new version. The look and feel, as well as the usability have received quite favorable reviews across the board. We hope you’ll like it too. The release is now avialable for Mac OS X, Microsoft Windows, and Linux.

You can download the beta from our website:
Changes, additions and subtractions to TNG are listed below and also available on our website at http://education.mit.edu/starlogo-tng.

You can also learn more about the changes, additions, and subtractions to TNG here:
http://education.mit.edu/starlogo-tng/beta1/StarLogo_TNG_Beta_1.html.

Enjoy!
The StarLogo Team