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## Catch2 is released!
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If you've been using an earlier version of Catch, please see the
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Breaking Changes section of [the release notes ](https://github.com/catchorg/Catch2/releases/tag/v2.0.1 )
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before moving to Catch2. You might also like to read [this blog post ](https://levelofindirection.com/blog/catch2-released.html ) for more details.
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## What's the Catch?
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Catch2 is a multi-paradigm test framework for C++. which also supports
Objective-C (and maybe C).
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It is primarily distributed as a single header file, although certain
extensions may require additional headers.
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## How to use it
This documentation comprises these three parts:
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* [Why do we need yet another C++ Test Framework? ](docs/why-catch.md#top )
* [Tutorial ](docs/tutorial.md#top ) - getting started
* [Reference section ](docs/Readme.md#top ) - all the details
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## More
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* Issues and bugs can be raised on the [Issue tracker on GitHub ](https://github.com/catchorg/Catch2/issues )
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* For discussion or questions please use [the dedicated Google Groups forum ](https://groups.google.com/forum/?fromgroups#!forum/catch-forum ) or our [Discord ](https://discord.gg/4CWS9zD )
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* See [who else is using Catch2 ](docs/opensource-users.md#top )