Here are the key changes and new features in Ring 1.4:
- Basic extensions like RingODBC, RingMySQL, RingSQLite, RingOpenSSL, and RingInternet were separated from the RingVM into their own libraries. They need to be loaded separately now using the load command.
- A new library called The Natural was added, which provides natural language processing capabilities.
- A new style was added to Ring Notepad for a cleaner interface.
- RingREPL was introduced, which allows interacting with Ring code directly from the command line.
- Functions were added to convert between numbers and bytes.
- The standard library (StdLib) and web library (WebLib) received improvements.