Mako 0.1 Release

Michael Bayer officially released Mako 0.1, the first public version of the high-performance Python templating engine. This initial release already included core features like bytecode compilation, template inheritance, and direct Python embedding.

Significance

This marked the public debut of a new, highly performant templating option that would quickly gain traction, particularly within the Pylons community, by addressing critical needs for speed and flexibility.