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+date = "2017-01-03T00:00:00+01:00"
+title = "Cowboy 2.0 pre-release 4"
+
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+
+Cowboy `2.0.0-pre.4` has been released!
+
+This is the new recommended version of Cowboy.
+While I would not recommend putting it in production
+just yet, I do recommend you start writing new
+applications with this Cowboy version.
+
+The most significant changes in the pre-release are:
+
+* A new architecture: there now is one process per
+  connection and one process per request. This was
+  done because HTTP/2 allows running requests concurrently.
+
+* Stream handlers. Every request, response and data goes
+  through stream handlers. They are meant to replace hooks
+  and more. They will be documented in a future pre-release.
+  Check `cowboy_stream` and `cowboy_stream_h` if interested.
+
+* Numerous changes to the `cowboy_req` interface. This
+  is very close to final. Check the manual for what changed.
+
+* The Req object is no longer passed in Websocket callbacks.
+
+* It is now possible to send frames directly from `websocket_init/1`.
+
+* SPDY support was removed, now that we have HTTP/2.
+
+* Update Ranch to 1.3. We still depend on Cowlib master
+  for the time being.
+
+* A much improved manual.
+
+The manual received a lot of love. It now has one page per
+function with a detailed description, arguments list, return
+value, changelog and examples. It also links to the other
+relevant manual pages: https://ninenines.eu/docs/en/cowboy/2.0/manual/
+
+I am quite proud of the manual right now. While more
+improvements can be made, what we have now is way better
+than before. Feedback for further improvements is welcome!
+
+This is a significant step toward Cowboy 2.0. Almost all
+the breaking changes are in. A few more pre-releases are
+planned and will be released on a weekly basis (with exceptions).
+
+Cowboy is now tested and supported with Erlang/OTP 18.0 or above
+on Arch Linux, FreeBSD, OSX, Ubuntu and Windows 7. Contact me
+if you can provide permanent access to another platform for the
+purposes of testing.
+
+Cowboy is now available from four locations:
+
+* https://git.ninenines.eu/cowboy.git
+* https://github.com/ninenines/cowboy.git
+* https://bitbucket.org/ninenines/cowboy.git
+* https://gitlab.com/ninenines/cowboy.git
+
+They are updated at the same time so there is no real difference.
+
+Cowboy 2.0 will be released once all the breaking changes
+are completed and the temporarily removed features are
+added back.
+
+Thanks for your patience. I know it took a long time.
+
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