hackathon fixes, with some potenitally breaking changes
*** see #57 (closed) before merging ***
closes #57 (closed) closes #56 (closed)
migration approach should be logged to inform #45
Edited by Konstantin Pascal Walter (temp)
*** see #57 (closed) before merging ***
closes #57 (closed) closes #56 (closed)
migration approach should be logged to inform #45