Path Finder 4 released!
January 14, 2006A year and a half of hard work has finally come to fruition. Path Finder 4 is now available for download!
I don't think this is overwrought hyperbole when I say that this is our biggest update ever. Over 80% of the Path Finder source code was ripped out and rewritten. As Steve said to our intrepid beta testers as we started beta testing:
It's been a while since the last Path Finder update, and I apologize for taking so long. I learned lots about writing great Cocoa apps while designing versions 1-3, and decided to rewrite and/or heavily modify most of the code for version 4. This should make it easier to maintain, and add move things forward in the future.
We know it was much too long between updates, and we want to thank all of our customers for being so patient with us as we went through this process. We needed to take this time to rewrite Path Finder because it was getting harder and harder to add to and maintain the original Path Finder code.
With this release we've stripped off all of the old paint down to the wood. This means that it will be much, much easier for Steve to add new features and update things. So expect very cool stuff in Path Finder's future as we move forward.
Path Finder 4 is better looking, faster, more efficient, and has a bunch of new tools to help you be more productive. We hope you like it!
As I've mentioned in previous news posts, because of the long delay between updates we are offering customers who purchased Path Finder after September 29th, 2004 (the date I posted this entry) free upgrades to Path Finder 4.
To receive your upgrade, fill out this form with the necessary details and we'll get you your registration code within 1-3 business days.
We will be posting much more on Path Finder 4 in the coming weeks, so check back often.
Thanks, everyone!
Neil. Steve, and Miho
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