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It's taken a while but Pebble 1.4 is finally available. If you're upgrading from Pebble 1.3 then there are a lot of new features that you can take advantage of. Highlights include...
TrackBack support
Multi-user blogs
Easier installation and configuration
A user guide!
Of course, there are lots of other little features and these are all detailed in the change log. Overall, I think Pebble looks much better and is much more user friendly than before.
Version 1.3 was released 5 months ago and it's been an interesting learning experience for me. Shortly after releasing 1.3, I started cleaning up the web administration interface and made Pebble easier to install. This was going to become version 1.3.1 but before I knew it I was refactoring a whole bunch of core code and the corresponding unit tests. Next came some requests for multi-user support and before I knew it several months had gone by.
Although the outcome is great, in retrospect I really wish that I had kept the release cycle short and delivered smaller incremental upgrades. Getting JIRA installed has certainly been a great help because I had previously been "managing" feature requests and issues by e-mail. JIRA has helped me focus on what I need to do to get the release out.
Anyway, back to Pebble 1.4 ... you can get it from here. If you are looking for a Java/JSP based blogging app then take a look and have Pebble running in less than 5 minutes or your money back! If Pebble isn't quite what you're after then don't forget there are alternatives that are also written in Java. Feedback is always welcomed - have fun!
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