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+<pre>
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+Date: September 2, 2013
+
+This is the first release of ATS2, the successor of the ATS
+programming language. The compiler for ATS2 is given the name
+ATS/Positats, ATS2/Postiats or simply Postiats.
+
+The official website for ATS is:
+
+http://www.ats-lang.org
+
+ATS-Postiats is hosted at github:
+
+https://github.com/githwxi/ATS-Postiats
+
+Major releases of ATS2 are available at:
+
+https://sourceforge.net/projects/ats2-lang/
+
+The actual implementation of ATS2 started in the March of 2011, and
+it took about two and one-half years to reach this stage. As of now,
+the code base for the compiler of ATS2 consists of 140,000+ lines of
+code (LOC), which are nearly all written in ATS1.
+
+When compared to ATS1, the single most important new feature is the
+template system of ATS2. This is a feature that could potentially change
+the way a programmer writes his or her code. One can certainly feel that
+this is a very powerful feature (a bit like feeling that OOP is a very
+powerful feature). However, how this feature should be properly and
+effectively used in practice needs a lot more investigation.
+
+Another thing about ATS2 is that it is a lot leaner than ATS. One can make
+good use of ATS2 without any need for compiled library (libatslib.a). Also,
+GC support in ATS1 is now removed; if needed, third-party GC (e.g.,
+Bohem-GC) can be readily employed.
+
+I will gradually list differences between ATS and ATS2, helping people
+make the transition from ATS1 to ATS2.
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