JAGS is now able to run most of the classic BUGS examples. It is now in beta. Goals for version 1.0 are: - Removing any bugs - Stabilizing the library API - Improving speed - Reducing memory footprint Currently working on: - Gamerman's sampler for GLMs - Multivariate slice sampler - More efficient mixture model compilation - Efficient likelihood calculations for discrete data - Check parameter validity at initialization and update for stochastic nodes - Default initialization for top-level stochastic nodes - Use doubling method for Univariate slice sampler before burnin.