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ExpressionEngine 2.3 Update, Improved Release Schedule

When I took over as CEO, two of my highest priorities were to change our internal development process so we could have a predictable release schedule and to improve the stability of our releases. We’ve seen definite improvement in both those areas this year, especially if you compare 2.1.x to 2.2.x. What follows is a summary of what we’ve learned so far and how we’re using that to improve.

At this point in time, we can do things internally as a company that we’ve never been successful...

EE 2.0 Beta, 30 days in

Happy New Years!

I’m writing this update from an undisclosed warm weather location where Rick Ellis, Derek Jones, and I are convening to plan out the next year. Yes, its our annual World Domination Summit. There is energy and excitement in the air (along with the promise of good Brazilian BBQ). We think 2010 is going to be special, but let’s start by reviewing what’s happened in the last 30 days.

Let’s start this update by welcoming Jamie Rumbelow to the EllisLab Team. If you spend...

The Last Two EE Mug Winners

Today we officially bring the private beta to a close by giving away the promised EE Mug to the best tester from Team Beta.

(Photo copyright Michael Swindler)

The EllisLab dev team got together and reviewed beta participation. It was a difficult decision because a lot of people made great contributions and the overall quality of feedback was stellar. But the dev team agreed that two people really stood out during the private beta. And, fortunately, there are two EE Mugs left, not...

ExpressionEngine 2.0 Public Beta Trial and Zend Optimizer

A number of people are reporting problems running the free 30-day trial version of ExpressionEngine 2.0 Public Beta.  Some of the issues are of course with minor bugs in the beta itself, many of which were fixed in the 20091204 build.

But the show-stoppers are mostly related to Zend Optimizer incompatibility with certain versions of PHP, specifically when running PHP 5.2.10 or greater in conjunction with Zend Optimizer 3.3.3 or older.  Unfortunately, this incompatibility exists in the...

ExpressionEngine 2.0 Public Beta, Now Live!

We are very proud to introduce ExpressionEngine 2.0 Public Beta to the world. Now. Today. 

We want to give a big, warm thank you to the 500+ people who participated in the private beta program. From the seasoned EE veterans to the complete new comers, your input shaped EE 2.0 significantly and you should be proud of your efforts. I also want to give a big thank you to the EllisLab team for slaying yesterday’s issue with a vengeance. You did us proud.

Now, let’s get to it!

We’ve...

You Spoke, We Listened: Important Release Updates

We’ve been listening closely to the feedback regarding EE 2.0’s release plans and we’re going to implement a few important changes to better reflect the needs of the Community and what we want to accomplish on 12/1.

The most important change is a vocab one. On 12/1 we will be releasing the ExpressionEngine 2.0 Public Beta (PB). We previously referred to it as a Release Candidate. We think calling it a Public Beta will help people better evaluate whether they should use EE 2.0 PB or EE...

Updated, 2009/11/25 The Official ExpressionEngine 2.0 RC FAQ

UPdated 2009/11/25: Please note that this info is now out of date. Please read You Spoke, We Listened: Important Release Updates. The FAQ has been updated with the new info.

If you haven’t heard yet, ExpressionEngine 2.0 Release Candidate (RC) will be available on December 1st, 2009. That’s a mere two weeks away. Today we’re publishing The Official ExpressionEngine 2.0 Release Candidate Frequently Asked Questions, or more simply the EE 2.0 FAQ.

The EE 2.0 FAQ addresses pricing, the...