Netty 3.0.0.CR5 released - Performance that rocks!

[Trustin Lee]

Hi folks,

Netty 3.0.0.CR5, the fifth release candidate of Netty 3.0.0 has been  
released.  Please visit our web site to download it:

   * http://www.jboss.org/netty/

As always, your feed back is more than appreciated.  Please visit the  
discussion forum and leave some comments:

   * http://www.jboss.org/netty/community.html


The Best Performance Ever
=========================

I have published the performance test report which compares the  
performance of 5 open source NIO frameworks including Netty.  According to  
the test result, Netty 3.0.0.CR5 seems to have achieved a breakthrough in  
NIO framework performance.  Read here:

   * http://www.jboss.org/netty/performance.html


SimpleChannelHandler Just Got More Convenient
=============================================

SimpleChannelHandler now implements ChannelDownstreamHandler along with  
ChannelUpstreamHandler.  It simplifies the implementation of a downstream  
event handler significantly.  The user guide has been updated and  
simplified thanks to this change.


Bug Fixes
=========

Various bugs were found and fixed during the performance test.  Most of  
them were race conditions under heavy load.

On the other hand, a bug in object serialization codec was fixed thanks to  
the detailed bug report by Frederic.  Thanks, Frederic!


Upcoming Releases
=================

Unless a major issue is reported within the next iteration, Netty  
3.0.0.CR5 will become a GA release.


Miscellaneous
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For the detailed changelog, please visit here:

    * http://tinyurl.com/48sape

Again, as always, your feed back is more than appreciated.  Please visit  
the discussion forum and feel free to leave some comments:

    * http://www.jboss.org/netty/community.html

Cheers,
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Trustin Lee - Principal Software Engineer, JBoss, Red Hat
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