Release of the version 1.1 of Vortex is closer and close every day. So now it's the time to introduce what cool new things you can expect from it. Today I will cover the overall changes, and in the next few days I will talk about each of the changes in detail.

What is the main message of the version 1.1? Webdesigner application is obsolete. [-; Well, not quite right, for small, last time fixes it's still great tool. But in version 1.1 there is nothing you could do in webdesigner, and not in Vortex. What was added from missing webddesigner features are:

• database schema designer
• sql query editor
• scheduled action scheduling
• action renaming
  

We have also added lot of things to make developer's life easier, and more productive. The major improvements are namely these:

• javadoc context help for puakma.jar
• blackbook integration in help system
• new version of Eclipse IDE 3.2, which is itself huge step forward at least on Mac
• improved html editor, new css, and javascript editors
  
• enhanced uploader
• new Tornado server command console view
  
• and of course many speed improvements, consistency, and bug fixes