* updated to final versions of JSR-330 "javax.inject" and JSR-303 "javax.validation" APIs
* full compliance with the JSR-330 TCK (i.e. full compliance with the final specification)
* support for Hibernate Validator 4.0 GA (as the JSR-303 reference implementation)
* added Spring MVC namespace, with convenient <mvc:annotation-driven/> element for configuring support for annotated Controllers
* default number and datetime formatters configured automatically when using the Spring MVC namespace
* full support for datetime formatting using the Joda Time library, configured automatically if Joda Time is present in the classpath
* added convenient @NumberFormat and @DateTimeFormat annotations for declaratively formatting number and datetime model fields, respectively
* When converting from a source field of type S to a target field of type T, will fallback to T.valueOf(S) and T(S) if no explicit S->T converter matches
* added AnnotatedBeanDefinitionReader helper for programmatic registration of annotated classes
* added AnnotationConfig(Web)ApplicationContext for convenient registration/scanning of classes