Updates for alpha.8

- Update CHANGELOG.
- Bump samples to 8.0.0-alpha.8.

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -1,3 +1,27 @@
+## 8.0.0-alpha.8
+
+* Updates for 8.0.0-alpha.7 by [@martincostello](https://github.com/martincostello) in https://github.com/App-vNext/Polly/pull/1433
+* Improve logging messages by [@martintmk](https://github.com/martintmk) in https://github.com/App-vNext/Polly/pull/1436
+* Rename `BuilderName` to `Name` by [@martintmk](https://github.com/martintmk) in https://github.com/App-vNext/Polly/pull/1437
+* Do not record null tags to meter by [@martintmk](https://github.com/martintmk) in https://github.com/App-vNext/Polly/pull/1438
+* Fix telemetry test failures by [@martintmk](https://github.com/martintmk) in https://github.com/App-vNext/Polly/pull/1439
+* Simplify OutcomeResilienceStrategy by [@martintmk](https://github.com/martintmk) in https://github.com/App-vNext/Polly/pull/1440
+* Drop simple circuit breaker by [@martintmk](https://github.com/martintmk) in https://github.com/App-vNext/Polly/pull/1444
+* Allow jitter for all backoff types by [@martintmk](https://github.com/martintmk) in https://github.com/App-vNext/Polly/pull/1445
+* Rename `Attempt` to `AttemptNumber` by [@martintmk](https://github.com/martintmk) in https://github.com/App-vNext/Polly/pull/1447
+* Hide `CircuitBreakerStateProvider.LastHandledOutcome` by [@martintmk](https://github.com/martintmk) in https://github.com/App-vNext/Polly/pull/1446
+* Rename `ResilienceStrategyBuilder` to `CompositeStrategyBuilder` by [@martintmk](https://github.com/martintmk) in https://github.com/App-vNext/Polly/pull/1448
+* Added `readonly` modifier to private fields which are never changed by [@Lehonti](https://github.com/Lehonti) in https://github.com/App-vNext/Polly/pull/1451
+* Reduced nesting levels through block-scoped `using`s and the inversion of an `if` block. by [@Lehonti](https://github.com/Lehonti) in https://github.com/App-vNext/Polly/pull/1453
+* Simplify file names by [@martintmk](https://github.com/martintmk) in https://github.com/App-vNext/Polly/pull/1455
+* Improve `MultipleStrategiesBenchmark` by [@martintmk](https://github.com/martintmk) in https://github.com/App-vNext/Polly/pull/1457
+* Elaborate about synchronous vs asynchronous executions by [@martintmk](https://github.com/martintmk) in https://github.com/App-vNext/Polly/pull/1456
+* Fix some typos in XML docs by [@martintmk](https://github.com/martintmk) in https://github.com/App-vNext/Polly/pull/1458
+* Make `ReactiveResilienceStrategy` public by [@martintmk](https://github.com/martintmk) in https://github.com/App-vNext/Polly/pull/1460
+* Make the `ReactiveResilienceStrategy` type-safe by [@martintmk](https://github.com/martintmk) in https://github.com/App-vNext/Polly/pull/1462
+* Use `StrategyHelper` for safe executions and drop redundant methods by [@martintmk](https://github.com/martintmk) in https://github.com/App-vNext/Polly/pull/1463
+* Drop unnecessary allocation in circuit breaker by [@martintmk](https://github.com/martintmk) in https://github.com/App-vNext/Polly/pull/1464
+
 ## 8.0.0-alpha.7
 
 * Introduce ResilienceStrategyBuilder.Validator by [@martintmk](https://github.com/martintmk) in https://github.com/App-vNext/Polly/pull/1412

Directory.Packages.props

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   <PropertyGroup>
     <MicrosoftExtensionsVersion>7.0.0</MicrosoftExtensionsVersion>
     <ManagePackageVersionsCentrally>true</ManagePackageVersionsCentrally>
-    <PollyVersion>8.0.0-alpha.7</PollyVersion>
+    <PollyVersion>8.0.0-alpha.8</PollyVersion>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <PackageVersion Include="coverlet.msbuild" Version="6.0.0" />

README.md

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 > Major performance improvements are on the way! Please see our [blog post](https://www.thepollyproject.org/2023/03/03/we-want-your-feedback-introducing-polly-v8/) to learn more and provide feedback in the [related GitHub issue](https://github.com/App-vNext/Polly/issues/1048).
 >
 > :rotating_light::rotating_light: **Polly v8 feature-complete!** :rotating_light::rotating_light:
-> - Polly v8 Alpha 7 is now available on [NuGet.org](https://www.nuget.org/packages/Polly/8.0.0-alpha.7)
-> - The Alpha 7 version is considered feature-complete. After completing [review of the API](https://github.com/App-vNext/Polly/pull/1233) to address unresolved issues, we will move on to a Beta release.
+> - Polly v8 Alpha 8 is now available on [NuGet.org](https://www.nuget.org/packages/Polly/8.0.0-alpha.8)
+> - The Alpha 8 version is considered feature-complete. After completing [review of the API](https://github.com/App-vNext/Polly/pull/1233) to address unresolved issues, we will move on to a Beta release.
 > - The v8 docs are not yet finished, but you can take a look at sample code in these locations:
 >     - Within the repo's new [Samples folder](https://github.com/App-vNext/Polly/tree/main/samples)
 >     - By reading `Polly.Core`'s [README](https://github.com/App-vNext/Polly/blob/main/src/Polly.Core/README.md)