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NEWS.md

@@ -13,30 +13,32 @@ New language features
 
   * Unicode version 8 is now supported for identifiers etcetera ([#7917], [#12031]).
 
-  * Type parameters now permit any arbitrary `isbits` type, not just
-    `Int` and `Bool` ([#6081]).
+  * Type parameters now permit any `isbits` type, not just `Int` and `Bool` ([#6081]).
 
   * Keyword argument names can be computed, using syntax such as `f(; symbol => val)` ([#7704]).
 
-  * The `@generated function` enables generation of specialized methods depending
-    upon the types of its arguments. Sometimes referred to as a staged function,
-    it operates at two different stages of evaluation. At compile time, the generated
-    function is called with its arguments bound to the types for which it should
-    specialize. The quoted expression it returns forms the body of the specialized
-    method which is then called at run time ([#7311]).
+  * The syntax `@generated function` enables generation of specialized methods based on
+    argument types. At compile time, the function is called with its arguments bound to their
+    types instead of to their values. The function then returns an expression forming the
+    body of the function to be called at run time ([#7311]).
 
   * [Documentation system](http://docs.julialang.org/en/latest/manual/documentation/)
     for functions, methods, types and macros in packages and user code ([#8791]).
 
   * The syntax `function foo end` can be used to introduce a generic function without
     yet adding any methods ([#8283]).
 
-  * Incremental compilation of modules: ``Base.compile(module::Symbol)`` (stored in `~/.julia/lib/v0.4`)
+  * Incremental compilation of modules: `Base.compile(module::Symbol)` imports the named module,
+    but instead of loading it into the current session saves the result of compiling it in
+    `~/.julia/lib/v0.4`.
 
       * See manual section on `Module initialization and precompilation` (under `Modules`) for details and errata.
 
       * New option `--compile-incremental={yes|no}` added to invoke the equivalent of ``Base.compile`` from the command line.
 
+  * The syntax `new{parameters...}(...)` can be used in constructors to specify parameters for
+    the type to be constructed ([#8135]).
+
 Language changes
 ----------------
 
@@ -1411,6 +1413,7 @@ Too numerous to mention.
 [#7992]: https://github.com/JuliaLang/julia/issues/7992
 [#8011]: https://github.com/JuliaLang/julia/issues/8011
 [#8089]: https://github.com/JuliaLang/julia/issues/8089
+[#8135]: https://github.com/JuliaLang/julia/issues/8135
 [#8152]: https://github.com/JuliaLang/julia/issues/8152
 [#8246]: https://github.com/JuliaLang/julia/issues/8246
 [#8283]: https://github.com/JuliaLang/julia/issues/8283