diff --git a/CHANGES.html b/CHANGES.html
index 8de15bc72a..3e212f0a04 100644
--- a/CHANGES.html
+++ b/CHANGES.html
@@ -8,7 +8,21 @@
 
 <ul>
 
-<li>The <code>ifte</code> combinator has been renamed to <code>if</code>!</li>
+<li>Incompatible changes:
+
+<ul>
+<li>The <code>ifte</code> combinator has been renamed to <code>if</code>.</li>
+<li>Syntax changes:
+<pre>
+{ 1 2 3 }                ! arrays
+V{ 1 2 3 }               ! vectors
+H{ [[ key value ]] ... } ! hashtables
+C{ 1.02 -7.44 }          ! complex numbers
+T{ class slots ... }     ! tuple
+</pre>
+
+</li>
+</ul>
 
 <li>Compiler:
 
@@ -29,7 +43,9 @@
 <li>Added expandable outliners. Used by the inspector, <code>.s</code>, <code>usage.</code>, <code>uses.</code>, <code>vocabs.</code>, and various other words.</li>
 <li>Added word completion to the listener pane; press <code>TAB</code>.</li>
 <li>Added word navigation shortcuts to the listener pane; press <code>C+LEFT</code> and <code>C+RIGHT</code> to move a word at a time, and <code>C+BACKSPACE</code> and <code>C+DELETE</code> to delete the previous and next word, respectively.</li>
-<lI>Added mouse-over help for presentations</lI>
+<lI>Added mouse-over help for presentations.</lI>
+<li>Previously-entered output is now clickable in the listener.</li>
+<li>New, better-looking widget theme.</li>
 </ul>
 
 </li>
@@ -49,6 +65,8 @@ sequences which have the same elements as the two input sequences, with the comm
 prefix removed.</li>
 </li>
 
+</ul>
+
 <li>Everything else:
 
 <ul>
@@ -88,8 +106,9 @@ However, most uses of <code>catch</code> can be replaced by <code>cleanup</code>
 <li>Intel 8080 CPU and Space Invaders emulator in <code>contrib/space-invaders</code> (Chris Double)</li>
 <li>AOL Instant Messenger chat client library in <code>contrib/aim</code> (Doug Coleman)</li>
 <li>Cairo graphics library binding in <code>contrib/cairo</code>. (Sampo Vuori)</li>
-<li>New <code>contrib/math/</code> library with quaternions, matrices, polynomials, and various
-advanced mathematical functions. (Doug Coleman)</li>
+<li>Advanced math library with quaternions, matrices, polynomials, statistics and various
+functions in <code>contrib/math/</code>. (Doug Coleman)</li>
+<li>Dimensioned units in <code>contrib/units/</code>. (Doug Coleman)</li>
 </ul>
 
 </li>
diff --git a/TODO.FACTOR.txt b/TODO.FACTOR.txt
index b09b9a4707..8999d1ce63 100644
--- a/TODO.FACTOR.txt
+++ b/TODO.FACTOR.txt
@@ -1,9 +1,8 @@
 0.79:
 
-- update handbook
 - fix remaining GL issues
+- UI issue: try resizing slider while menu is open
 - 3/2 { 1 2 3 } nth -> fep
-- 1.0 1+ -> 1.0   1.0 1- -> 1.0
 
 + ui:
 
diff --git a/library/bootstrap/init.factor b/library/bootstrap/init.factor
index c780c73b4d..338ce5be6f 100644
--- a/library/bootstrap/init.factor
+++ b/library/bootstrap/init.factor
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ parser threads words ;
     init-threads
     init-io
     "HOME" os-env [ "." ] unless* "~" set
-    init-assembler
     init-error-handler
     default-cli-args
     parse-command-line
diff --git a/library/compiler/assembler.factor b/library/compiler/assembler.factor
index a7a8bddc21..83672aa663 100644
--- a/library/compiler/assembler.factor
+++ b/library/compiler/assembler.factor
@@ -1,10 +1,8 @@
 ! Copyright (C) 2004, 2005 Slava Pestov.
 ! See http://factor.sf.net/license.txt for BSD license.
 IN: assembler
-USING: alien compiler-backend math memory kernel hashtables
-namespaces ;
-
-SYMBOL: interned-literals
+USING: alien compiler-backend generic hashtables kernel lists
+math memory namespaces ;
 
 : compiled-header HEX: 01c3babe ; inline
 
@@ -25,9 +23,6 @@ SYMBOL: interned-literals
     literal-top set-compiled-cell
     literal-top dup cell + set-literal-top ;
 
-: intern-literal ( obj -- lit# )
-    interned-literals get [ add-literal ] cache ;
-
 : compile-byte ( n -- )
     compiled-offset set-compiled-byte
     compiled-offset 1+ set-compiled-offset ; inline
@@ -41,7 +36,4 @@ SYMBOL: interned-literals
     compiled-offset 0 compile-cell
     compiled-offset 0 compile-cell ;
 
-: init-assembler ( -- )
-    H{ } clone interned-literals global set-hash ;
-
 : w>h/h dup -16 shift HEX: ffff bitand >r HEX: ffff bitand r> ;
diff --git a/library/compiler/ppc/stack.factor b/library/compiler/ppc/stack.factor
index 0bf5c2fdac..752ec59f53 100644
--- a/library/compiler/ppc/stack.factor
+++ b/library/compiler/ppc/stack.factor
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ M: %immediate generate-node ( vop -- )
     dup 0 vop-in address swap 0 vop-out v>operand LOAD ;
 
 : load-indirect ( dest literal -- )
-    intern-literal over LOAD32 0 1 rel-address dup 0 LWZ ;
+    add-literal over LOAD32 0 1 rel-address dup 0 LWZ ;
 
 M: %indirect generate-node ( vop -- )
     dup 0 vop-out v>operand swap 0 vop-in load-indirect ;
diff --git a/library/compiler/relocate.factor b/library/compiler/relocate.factor
index a9767f1108..88512819c2 100644
--- a/library/compiler/relocate.factor
+++ b/library/compiler/relocate.factor
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ SYMBOL: relocation-table
     0 rel-type, relocating word-primitive rel, ;
 
 : rel-dlsym ( name dll rel/abs 16/16 -- )
-    1 rel-type, relocating cons intern-literal rel, ;
+    1 rel-type, relocating cons add-literal rel, ;
 
 : rel-address ( rel/abs 16/16 -- )
     #! Relocate address just compiled.
diff --git a/library/compiler/x86/stack.factor b/library/compiler/x86/stack.factor
index 989c7e49e4..f778c4f28a 100644
--- a/library/compiler/x86/stack.factor
+++ b/library/compiler/x86/stack.factor
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ M: %immediate generate-node ( vop -- )
     dup 0 vop-out v>operand swap 0 vop-in address MOV ;
 
 : load-indirect ( dest literal -- )
-    intern-literal unit MOV 0 0 rel-address ;
+    add-literal unit MOV 0 0 rel-address ;
 
 M: %indirect generate-node ( vop -- )
     #! indirect load of a literal through a table