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# An Elements Update, aka 8.3.95
- URL: https://blogs.remobjects.com/2016/08/22/elements-8-3-95/
- Published: 2016-08-22T16:26:30.000Z
- Updated: 2018-08-22T06:17:38.000Z
- Author: marc hoffman
- Tags: #Import 2026-08-17 20:17

Hi everyone.

Last week, we shipped **Elements 8.3.95**, the second and final interim update for 8.3\. This version has been a great release from the get-go, and .95 adds an [incredible amount](http://www.elementscompiler.com/elements/changelogs?ref=blogs.remobjects.com) of polish, minor improvements and bug fixes. It also includes a whole bunch of changes and new features for Fire, as well as *some* of the work we have been doing towards Swift 3.0.

Of course the majority of new stuff we've been working on has been going into our **Elements 8.4** branch, which has been available as pre-release for a while now, and recently been promoted from Alpha to Beta, about a month back. Elements 8.4 is coming together to be an *amazing* milestone release, and you should really check out the betas — we shipped a new one on Friday that is also a full superset of all the fixes in 8.3.95.

The current 8.4 betas also include the *majority* of our Swift 3.0 work. We're mostly done with Swift 3.0 compliance on the compiler level, and next week will bring the last remaining *big* change, the "[Grand Rename](https://github.com/apple/swift-evolution/blob/master/proposals/0005-objective-c-name-translation.md?ref=blogs.remobjects.com)", which we have implemented in a way that allows you the new "swiftier" names *without* completely breaking backwards-compatibility (essentially, both the old, "real" Objective-C names *and* the new swiftier names of Cocoa APIs will be available; Oxygene and C# will continue to prefer the old names, while Swift/Silver will suggest the new names by default, in things such as Code Completion). You can keep up on our progress on Swift 3.x and 4.0 in general, [here](https://docs.elementscompiler.com/Silver/SwiftEvolution/?ref=blogs.remobjects.com).

8.4 also includes the new [Island back-end](https://blogs.remobjects.com/2016/05/23/island/), many many improvements and enhancements, as well as a new language front-end which we have not (yet) talked about publicly: "Iodine".

So, there's *a lot* to be excited about this week!

If you're on the stable track, for production use, or if you are evaluating or using the free Silver edition, get **8.3.95.2031** [here](http://www.elementscompiler.com/download?ref=blogs.remobjects.com) (free download). To check out the latest and live on the bleeding edge, grab **8.4.96.2033** [here](http://beta.remobjects.com/?ref=blogs.remobjects.com) (login needed).

Enjoy!