Any area that supported RAW SQL without explicitly using pudl::raw is either marked as deprecated or removed. $db->datetime() now supports more input formats. $db->increment() not has proper input data type validation. pudl::dsc() added as an alias to pudl::desc(). Callbacks are instanced instead of global now. Extended syntax support for ORDER BY clauses. Updated JSON support, now has initial support for MariaDB 10.2 JSON functions. Enhanced CACHE SALT and HASH to prevent against collisions. Added helper functions to commit transactions in smaller chunks automatically. $db->insert() now strips table prefix from column identifiers. Massive updates to pudlObject for cleanup and stability. Adding most PHP array functions directly into pudlObject. All references to mcrypt are removed. XLSX importers and exporters are updated and cleaned up. Added pudlOrm::instance() to dynamically create a new instance using late static bindings. Other various updates, see git history for more information