Epic: v0.6.0 — Adoption, Stability, and Release Discipline

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Goal

Drive adoption and production confidence after the current feature-heavy cycle.

Outcomes

• Fast onboarding path for new users
• Safer production use (stability + compatibility guarantees)
• Public proof of performance and reliability
• Clear release/upgrade policy

Scope (v0.6.0)

• Compatibility testing matrix across OS/runtime variants
• Golden-file conformance suite for core formats and mappings
• Migration guide + cookbook for common jq/yq/mlr workflows
• Regression dashboard (bench + test trend visibility)
• One polished release candidate cycle with feedback incorporation

Success Criteria

• 0 critical regressions across conformance suite
• Reproducible benchmark report published with command + environment
• "Getting Started in 5 minutes" flow validated by fresh users
• Release notes include breaking-change policy + migration section

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Roadmap execution checklist:

• Compatibility Matrix CI (Linux/macOS/Windows + stable/nightly) #81 — Compatibility Matrix CI (Linux/macOS/Windows + stable/nightly)
• Golden Conformance Suite for JSON/YAML/CSV mapping outputs #82 — Golden Conformance Suite for JSON/YAML/CSV mapping outputs
• Migration Guide: jq/yq/mlr -> morph recipes #83 — Migration Guide: jq/yq/mlr -> morph recipes
• Performance Report Pipeline (versioned benchmark snapshots) #84 — Performance Report Pipeline (versioned benchmark snapshots)
• Stability Hardening: error taxonomy + deterministic exit codes #85 — Stability Hardening: error taxonomy + deterministic exit codes
• Release Candidate Process (RC1/RC2 checklist + sign-off) #86 — Release Candidate Process (RC1/RC2 checklist + sign-off)