Merge branch 'master' of github.com:snapframework/snap-website

blogdata/content/2012/03/16/snap-0.8-released.md

@@ -7,6 +7,9 @@
 The Snap team would like to announce the release of version 0.8 of the Snap
 Framework.
 
+NOTE: If you use the heist snaplet, then 0.8 will break your application.  It
+will still compile, but it won't work.  See below for details.
+
 
 ## New features / improvements
 

snaplets/heist/templates/docs/quickstart.md

@@ -17,12 +17,15 @@ To set up a new Snap project, run the following commands:
 ~~~~~~ {.shell}
 $ mkdir myproject
 $ cd myproject
-$ snap init
+$ snap init barebones
 ~~~~~~
 
 The `snap init` command creates a template Snap project in the current
-directory. The `Main` module for this project will be created in `src/Main.hs`.
-When you build this project with `cabal install`, an executable is created in
+directory.  You can also do `snap init -h` to see help about other project
+templates that are available.  For now we'll focus on the barebones project.
+
+The `Main` module for this project will be created in `src/Main.hs`.  When you
+build this project with `cabal install`, an executable is created in
 `$HOME/.cabal/bin` called `myproject`.  To build and run the example
 application, run the following commands:
 
@@ -33,7 +36,8 @@ $ myproject -p 8000
 
 Now point your web browser to [http://localhost:8000/](http://localhost:8000/);
 you should see a simple response string.  To activate dynamic recompilation in
-your project, build with "cabal install -fdevelopment".
+your project, first build snap with "cabal install snap -fhint" and then
+rebuild your application with "cabal clean; cabal install -fdevelopment".
 
 For more information, continue on to the [Snap API
 tutorial](tutorials/snap-api) or take a look at the [Snap