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Zero 0.5.0
Zero 0.5.0 is an experimental local Java teaching kit with a minimal VS Code sidebar and a small JavaFX API.
Download zero-bootstrap.zip, extract it once and follow START-HERE.md. The archive includes the ready-to-open starter, Zero VSIX, optional profile and setup guide. The starter and VSIX are also available separately. Students need VS Code and a supported JDK17+; Git2.31+ and native GitHub authentication are needed for uploads. Node.js and global Maven are not student requirements.
Run App rebuilds/restarts. Upload, Start and Finish default to simulation; students own their repositories and submit repository links separately in Pika. Original Zero code is MIT licensed, with the notice in every main download; Apache Maven wrapper notices remain separate.
The optional community archive and public Maven components are not released. Physical Windows/Linux and final native editor interactions remain untested. The unchanged background canvas-focus smoke limitation is recorded in docs/VERIFICATION.md; seven finite native examples and extracted starter compilation passed.