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<p class="blurb">
DataMapper is an <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Object-relational_mapping">Object Relational Mapper</a>
written in <a href="http://www.ruby-lang.org/en/">Ruby</a>.
The goal is to create an ORM which is fast, thread-safe and feature rich.
</p>

<p class="blurb">
To learn a little more about this project and why you should be interested,<br>
read the <a href="/why.html">Why Datamapper?</a> page.
</p>

<h2 class="latest-release">Recent News</h2>

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  <h2>Help</h2>

  <p>
  If you're having trouble, don't forget to check the documentation, which
  has both references and step by step tutorials.

  <p><a href="/docs/">Read documentation</a></p>
</div>

<div id="bugs">
  <h2>Issues</h2>

  <p>
  If you're still having trouble, or you think you came across something
  you think might be a bug, let us know.
  <p>

  <p><a href="http://github.com/datamapper/dm-core/issues">Log a ticket</a></p>
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<h2>News</h2>

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