zachdaniel
Ash Framework 3.0: Official Release!
I’m here with the fine folks at Gig City Elixir, pushing the button live on stage 
The other packages around Ash will be updated with non-release candidate versions over the next few hours.
What is changing?
While there are far too many things to put them all here, I want to give those who haven’t been following along with our 3.0 teasers an idea of where the focus is for Ash 3.0. There are three themes that cover most of the changes:
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Security: We want to make sure that Ash is safe and secure by default, and that it is free of foot guns that could lead to security issues, data consistency or other critical failures. Some examples of this are:
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Simplicity: Ash is a huge ecosystem, and there is a lot to learn about how it works. Every confusing term and inconsistency increases the mental burden on developers, and increases the likelihood of bugs and wasted time. Some examples of this are:
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Developer Experience: With 2.x versions adding support for atomics and bulk actions, the core functionality of Ash is in a very good place. This gives us the time and mental cycles to devote to developer experience. While many of the 3.0 changes are focused on DX, we also expect to see a much greater focus on this moving forward! Some examples of this are:
How do I upgrade?
It is very important that you read and follow the upgrade guide! You will need to go through it section by section and consider if there are changes from that section that you must make. Don’t forget that some packages have their own upgrade guides for breaking changes contained in that package. Links to those guides are at the top.
What if I need help?
If you encounter an issue or change that is not covered in the upgrade guide please contact us or open a PR to add to the guide. Even if it’s just a note reminding folks to look out for something that might be a gotcha. Every little bit helps 
Feel free to ask questions here on the forum if you need assistance!
What about 2.x?
Ash 2.x will receive a minimum of 6 months of critical bug fixes and security upgrades. Critical bug fixes include issues that have no reasonable workaround. Security upgrades includes things like updating potentially vulnerable packages, or fixing any issues related to policies, authentication, etc. We won’t be leaving folks in the dust, but it will absolutely be in your best interest to find a time in the next few months to upgrade, as there are many features in 3.0 to take advantage of and there are already more on the way!
And don’t forget, the Ash book is coming! Keep an eye out for updates 
Thanks again to @sevenseacat for all her fine work on this book, its coming along spectacularly.
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Samjowen
Woohoo! Amazing news, congratulations Zach and team.
zachdaniel
Thanks to Visual Partnership for the illustration of my talk!
arcanemachine
Congrats on the release, and congrats for your (and your team’s) hard work! Looking forward to buying the book!
Between this and the LiveView 1.0 RC, this has been a very exciting week for Elixir!
Speaking personally, the timing could not be better! Now I know what I’m gonna be doing this weekend!
Hermanverschooten
Is there a pre-release of the book?
spacebat
Seems the upgrade guide link is broken. I found it here: Upgrade — ash v3.29.3
sanswork
I’ve been holding off on a new project until this was out so I guess it’s time to put down the playstation controller in the evenings. Really excited to give this a try thanks for all your work and @sevenseacat really excited to hear a book is coming too, I expect I’ll be breaking my no more beta books rule for this one.
sevenseacat
Awesome to hear! We will strive to make the book worth breaking your rule for
AstonJ
Congrats to the Ash team - I can’t believe Ash has reached v3 already!
If you’re super eager, keep an eye on our Learning Resources > Books section, as PragProg books get posted on Devtalk a day or so before they’re available for purchase and then they automatically get cross-posted here:
sevenseacat
Not yet, unfortunately. After plans for Ash 3.1 get solidified, we’ll kick off the process to get the book into beta
juhalehtonen
Amazing work from everyone working on the Ash 3.0 release! Huge congratulations!