DataStax Java Driver: 2.2.0-rc1 released!

The Java driver team has released version 2.2.0-rc1, which brings parity with Cassandra 2.2. This release introduces four new types and support for date-only and time-only values. Additionally, user-defined functions are now exposed as metadata. Unset values do not overwrite previously inserted ones, and warnings from the server are now sent back with the response instead of just being logged server-side. The driver is available from Maven and the downloads server, but this release candidate should not be used in production until the final release.