history.erb in dfect-1.0.0

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+%#--
+%# Copyright 2009 Suraj N. Kurapati
+%# See the LICENSE file for details.
+%#++
+
 %|chapter "History"
+  % sean_ohalpin_musing = "[Sean O'Halpin's musing](http://www.ruby-forum.com/topic/183354#801895)"
+
   %|history
+    For the longest time, I took <%= competitors.link_for 'Test::Unit' %> and <%= competitors.link_for 'RSpec' %> for granted.  They were the epitomy of modern Ruby practice; the insurmountable status quo; immortalized in books, conferences, and blogs alike.
+
+    Why would *anyone* think of using anything remotely different, let alone be foolish enough to write an alternative testing library when these are clearly *good enough*?
+
+    Recent experiments in assertion testing libraries smashed my world view:
+    * <%= competitors.link_for 'assert{ 2.0 }' %>
+    * <%= competitors.link_for 'Testy' %>
+    * <%= competitors.link_for 'Verify' %>
+
+    The status quo was certainly *not* "good enough", as I had so blindly believed all these years.  In fact, they were *verbose* behemoths that chose to encode endless permutations of conjecture into methods.
+
+    Empowered by this revelation and inspired by <%= sean_ohalpin_musing %> on alternative names for assertion methods, I rose to challenge the status quo.
+
+    %|section "Version 1.0.0 (2009-05-03)"
+      This release improves default choices, adds emulation layers to mimic other testing libraries, and fixes some bugs.
+
+      %|paragraph "Incompatible changes"
+        * The `:debug` option is now enabled by default and is no longer linked to the value of `$DEBUG`.
+
+        * `Dfect.run()` now appends to previous results by default.
+
+          This behavior can be disabled by passing `false` to the method.
+
+      %|paragraph "New features"
+        * Add emulation layers to mimic other testing libraries:
+          * <tt>dfect/unit</tt> --- Test::Unit
+          * <tt>dfect/mini</tt> --- Minitest
+          * <tt>dfect/spec</tt> --- RSpec
+
+      %|paragraph "Bug fixes"
+        * Do not blindly replace `Class#to_yaml`; it might be fixed someday.
+
+      %|paragraph "Housekeeping"
+        * Add <%= xref "Motivation" %> section in user manual to promote interactive debugging.
+
+        * Add brief <%= xref "History" %> of this project's inception.
+
+        * Remove redundant assertions for F!() and T!() methods in test suite.
+
+        * Add copyright notice at the top of every file.
+
     %|section "Version 0.1.0 (2009-04-28)"
       This release adds new variations to assertion methods, fixes several bugs, and improves test coverage.
 
       %|paragraph "Thank you"
         * François Beausoleil contributed patches for both code *and* tests! :-)
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       %|paragraph "Housekeeping"
         * Filled the big holes in test coverage.  Everything except the runtime debugging logic is now covered by the unit tests.
 
     %|section "Version 0.0.0 (2009-04-13)"
-      This is the first public release of <%= $project %>.  It was inspired by [Sean O'Halpin's musing](http://www.ruby-forum.com/topic/183354#801895) on alternative names for assertion methods.
+      This is the first public release of <%= $project %>.  It was inspired by <%= sean_ohalpin_musing %> on alternative names for assertion methods.