Today marks the feature parity of Teknik v2 to v1. Now begins the testing and subsequent bug fixes.
So where can you find this beauty you may ask? The current iteration is being run at https://dev.teknik.io/
Please look around, try things out, and report any issues you find or critiques on features. You can either contact me using the new Contact Form or by submitting an issue on the git repository issue tracker (Preferred Method).
Please read below for all the new things, changes, and removed items in v2.
New Features
Backend
Implemented server side code in ASP.NET instead of the legacy PHP
Changed database from MySQL to MS SQL
Added new group-role based permissions
Better bundling of needed scripts/styles for each page
Main Layout
Displays the version number and commit hash in the footer
Displays the generation time (Time from request recieved to HTML generated) and the load time (Time from response sent to response loaded in browser)
Uploads
Client Side Encryption
This is by default, and is described in more detail here
User Savable Settings
You can now save upload settings using your profile and they will be used when you are logged in
Tracks the number of times an upload has been downloaded
Pastes
Ability to hide paste from the 'Most Recent' list ('Most Recent' list still in development)
When a password is set, the paste is encrypted server side
Can now auto-detect the language being used
New paste expiration mode 'Views' allows the paste to be deleted after a certain number of views
New views were added for a paste with direct URLs available
View just the code with syntax highlighting (Simple)
View just the raw code (Raw)
Auto-selects text box when loading the page
Tracks the number of times a paste has been viewed
Podcasts
Added ability to publish/unpublish podcasts
API
The API is now versioned (ie: /v1/)
This will ensure that if a breaking change is made to the API, the API version would be incremented, and existing users could still use the previous versions without change
Contact
Added sending of email to support when a message is created
User Profile
Displays the files uploaded and pastes created for your user (Only visible to you)
Changes
Uploads
File Uploading UI now includes individual progress bars for each upload
When using client side encryption, there is now a download page for when decrypting client side
Changed encryption method from AES-CBC to AES-CTR
Changed default file size limit to 500 MB
Pastes
New syntax highlighter with some more languages available
Larger text box for submissions
Blogs
Moved markdown parsing to server side
Podcasts
Modified file naming to include episode number
Created unique episode number separate from title
API
Upload API now includes more options to handle both encryption server side and sending pre-encrypted data
Help
Each service is now separated into it's own page
The api is separated by version, and service
Contact
Now auto-populates your username and teknik email instead of hiding the fields
User Profile/Settings
Moved settings to it's own page
Moved 'Delete Account' button down to the bottom of settings
Removed Features
Uploads
Removed thumbnails for a file when uploading
Pastes
Removed line numbers from output (Probably not returning)
Removed expiration date from title bar when viewing a paste
Blogs
Removed markdown editor from post create/edit (Should be coming back in the future)
Removed 'Replies' from the post info on main blog page (May come back)
Podcasts
Removed markdown editor from podcast create/edit (Should be coming back in the future)
Removed custom UI for media control (Should be coming back once a good solution is found)
Contact
Removed message type (They are all just support messages)
About
Removed history and staff tab (Might come back?)
Ricehalla
Removed it all
Server Stats
Removed it all (Might re-implement later)
Piwik Analytics
Removed it all
Still in Progress
User Accounts
Unique Key generation at registration to allow password resets
Admin Page
User modification
Group-Role management
Help
Update service documentation
Also there were many bug fixes and optimizations made.