EiffelStudio 6.1 has just been released. For those who haven't followed the intermediate releases, here is an idea of what is included:

• New default layout for EiffelStudio tools to highlight the most common used tools whereas other tools are still available at the bottom or via the View menu.

There's always something interesting in the works here at Eiffel Software but not everyone wants to use betas or worse yet the features are not yet available in any beta. Such is the case for a new tool called the Errors and Warnings Tool. It doesn't take much to think about what this tool's actual function is but it's a necessary and long overdue addition to EiffelStudio.

It has been a while since I've created a blog entry, there's actually been a lot going on in my blogging hiatus. From topics concerning EiffelEnvision, Eiffel for .NET, EiffelStudio and open source EiffelStudio projects.

.NET

So where to begin?

In mid-April, Eiffel Software announced a changed in its release cycle by having two EiffelStudio releases per year (one in mid-May and one in mid-November). This would really start this Fall (i.e Fall in the northern hemisphere) since for this Spring, it was decided to have a release by mid-June. I'm happy to report that we have been on time and released EiffelStudio 6.0 on June 19th.

Last week-end, we did our last intermediate release of the development cycle for EiffelStudio 6.0. The next month will be devoted to testing with a planned release mid-June. While waiting for the release, I'm taking the opportunity to highlight some of the neat features of EiffelStudio 6.0.

UI

• Tabbed editor
• Docking facility to organize the layout of EiffelStudio
• Contextual menus