If you're reading this, you probably noticed the new beta of Axure RP 4. We've made a bunch of changes since Beta 1, and, for the most part, this beta is feature complete. One of the big changes in this release is that we updated the version of the .NET framework required from version 1.1 to 2.0. We did not make this change lightly. We came to this decision after running a number performance tests. We discovered that file saving was 65% faster, file loading sped up almost 20%, spec generation improved 5%, and exporting files to images nearly doubled in speed. On top of that, .NET 2.0 uses less system memory. Not bad for a simple upgrade.
One of our primary focuses for Axure RP 4 has been performance. We really wanted to make everything faster and make it use less memory at the same time. Upgrading the .NET framework furthered both these causes.
I'll probably talk more about .NET 2.0 in the future, but I just wanted to let you know why we made the switch.
As always, keep the feedback coming!
