diff --git a/History.md b/History.md
index e7eab150..1c0fcba4 100644
--- a/History.md
+++ b/History.md
@@ -1,9 +1,23 @@
 4.2.x
 =====
 
+ * deprecate `app.del()` -- use `app.delete()` instead
+ * deprecate `res.json(obj, status)` -- use `res.json(status, obj)` instead
+   - the edge-case `res.json(status, num)` requires `res.status(status).json(num)`
+ * deprecate `res.jsonp(obj, status)` -- use `res.jsonp(status, obj)` instead
+   - the edge-case `res.jsonp(status, num)` requires `res.status(status).jsonp(num)`
  * fix `req.next` when inside router instance
  * include `ETag` header in `HEAD` requests
  * keep previous `Content-Type` for `res.jsonp`
+ * support PURGE method
+   - add `app.purge`
+   - add `router.purge`
+   - include PURGE in `app.all`
+ * update debug to 0.8.0
+   - add `enable()` method
+   - change from stderr to stdout
+ * update methods to 1.0.0
+   - add PURGE
 
 4.1.2 / 2014-05-08
 ==================
@@ -80,6 +94,39 @@
    - `app.route()` - Proxy to the app's `Router#route()` method to create a new route
    - Router & Route - public API
 
+3.6.0 / 2014-05-09
+==================
+
+ * deprecate `app.del()` -- use `app.delete()` instead
+ * deprecate `res.json(obj, status)` -- use `res.json(status, obj)` instead
+   - the edge-case `res.json(status, num)` requires `res.status(status).json(num)`
+ * deprecate `res.jsonp(obj, status)` -- use `res.jsonp(status, obj)` instead
+   - the edge-case `res.jsonp(status, num)` requires `res.status(status).jsonp(num)`
+ * support PURGE method
+   - add `app.purge`
+   - add `router.purge`
+   - include PURGE in `app.all`
+ * update connect to 2.15.0
+   * Add `res.appendHeader`
+   * Call error stack even when response has been sent
+   * Patch `res.headerSent` to return Boolean
+   * Patch `res.headersSent` for node.js 0.8
+   * Prevent default 404 handler after response sent
+   * dep: compression@1.0.2
+   * dep: connect-timeout@1.1.0
+   * dep: debug@^0.8.0
+   * dep: errorhandler@1.0.1
+   * dep: express-session@1.0.4
+   * dep: morgan@1.0.1
+   * dep: serve-favicon@2.0.0
+   * dep: serve-index@1.0.2
+ * update debug to 0.8.0
+   * add `enable()` method
+   * change from stderr to stdout
+ * update methods to 1.0.0
+   - add PURGE
+ * update mkdirp to 0.5.0
+
 3.5.3 / 2014-05-08
 ==================
 
diff --git a/Readme.md b/Readme.md
index ac90eb9a..75f6b8cc 100644
--- a/Readme.md
+++ b/Readme.md
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
   Fast, unopinionated, minimalist web framework for [node](http://nodejs.org).
 
-  [![Build Status](https://travis-ci.org/visionmedia/express.svg?branch=master)](https://travis-ci.org/visionmedia/express) [![Gittip](https://img.shields.io/gittip/visionmedia.svg)](https://www.gittip.com/visionmedia/)
+  [![Build Status](https://travis-ci.org/visionmedia/express.svg?branch=master)](https://travis-ci.org/visionmedia/express) [![Gittip](http://img.shields.io/gittip/visionmedia.svg)](https://www.gittip.com/visionmedia/) [![NPM version](https://badge.fury.io/js/express.svg)](http://badge.fury.io/js/express)
 
 ```js
 var express = require('express');
diff --git a/examples/resource/app.js b/examples/resource/app.js
index cbceaf6f..1496fcf0 100644
--- a/examples/resource/app.js
+++ b/examples/resource/app.js
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ app.resource = function(path, obj) {
     obj.range(req, res, a, b, format);
   });
   this.get(path + '/:id', obj.show);
-  this.del(path + '/:id', obj.destroy);
+  this.delete(path + '/:id', obj.destroy);
 };
 
 // Fake records
diff --git a/examples/route-map/index.js b/examples/route-map/index.js
index 76c68bbd..6e5ddd9d 100644
--- a/examples/route-map/index.js
+++ b/examples/route-map/index.js
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ var users = {
     res.send('user ' + req.params.uid);
   },
 
-  del: function(req, res){
+  delete: function(req, res){
     res.send('delete users');
   }
 };
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ var pets = {
     res.send('user ' + req.params.uid + '\'s pets');
   },
 
-  del: function(req, res){
+  delete: function(req, res){
     res.send('delete ' + req.params.uid + '\'s pet ' + req.params.pid);
   }
 };
@@ -52,13 +52,13 @@ var pets = {
 app.map({
   '/users': {
     get: users.list,
-    del: users.del,
+    delete: users.delete,
     '/:uid': {
       get: users.get,
       '/pets': {
         get: pets.list,
         '/:pid': {
-          del: pets.del
+          delete: pets.delete
         }
       }
     }
diff --git a/examples/route-middleware/index.js b/examples/route-middleware/index.js
index 696c3d34..c4d1d22f 100644
--- a/examples/route-middleware/index.js
+++ b/examples/route-middleware/index.js
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ app.get('/user/:id/edit', loadUser, andRestrictToSelf, function(req, res){
   res.send('Editing user ' + req.user.name);
 });
 
-app.del('/user/:id', loadUser, andRestrictTo('admin'), function(req, res){
+app.delete('/user/:id', loadUser, andRestrictTo('admin'), function(req, res){
   res.send('Deleted user ' + req.user.name);
 });
 
diff --git a/lib/application.js b/lib/application.js
index c12b8f15..000eeaf0 100644
--- a/lib/application.js
+++ b/lib/application.js
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ var query = require('./middleware/query');
 var debug = require('debug')('express:application');
 var View = require('./view');
 var http = require('http');
+var deprecate = require('./utils').deprecate;
 
 /**
  * Application prototype.
@@ -432,7 +433,7 @@ app.all = function(path){
 
 // del -> delete alias
 
-app.del = app.delete;
+app.del = deprecate(app.delete, 'app.del: Use app.delete instead');
 
 /**
  * Render the given view `name` name with `options`
diff --git a/lib/response.js b/lib/response.js
index 775482c0..23f24c93 100644
--- a/lib/response.js
+++ b/lib/response.js
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ var sign = require('cookie-signature').sign;
 var normalizeType = require('./utils').normalizeType;
 var normalizeTypes = require('./utils').normalizeTypes;
 var contentDisposition = require('./utils').contentDisposition;
+var deprecate = require('./utils').deprecate;
 var etag = require('./utils').etag;
 var statusCodes = http.STATUS_CODES;
 var cookie = require('cookie');
@@ -174,6 +175,9 @@ res.json = function(obj){
     // res.json(body, status) backwards compat
     if ('number' == typeof arguments[1]) {
       this.statusCode = arguments[1];
+      return 'number' === typeof obj
+        ? jsonNumDeprecated.call(this, obj)
+        : jsonDeprecated.call(this, obj);
     } else {
       this.statusCode = obj;
       obj = arguments[1];
@@ -192,6 +196,12 @@ res.json = function(obj){
   return this.send(body);
 };
 
+var jsonDeprecated = deprecate(res.json,
+  'res.json(obj, status): Use res.json(status, obj) instead');
+
+var jsonNumDeprecated = deprecate(res.json,
+  'res.json(num, status): Use res.status(status).json(num) instead');
+
 /**
  * Send JSON response with JSONP callback support.
  *
@@ -214,6 +224,9 @@ res.jsonp = function(obj){
     // res.json(body, status) backwards compat
     if ('number' == typeof arguments[1]) {
       this.statusCode = arguments[1];
+      return 'number' === typeof obj
+        ? jsonpNumDeprecated.call(this, obj)
+        : jsonpDeprecated.call(this, obj);
     } else {
       this.statusCode = obj;
       obj = arguments[1];
@@ -247,6 +260,12 @@ res.jsonp = function(obj){
   return this.send(body);
 };
 
+var jsonpDeprecated = deprecate(res.json,
+  'res.jsonp(obj, status): Use res.jsonp(status, obj) instead');
+
+var jsonpNumDeprecated = deprecate(res.json,
+  'res.jsonp(num, status): Use res.status(status).jsonp(num) instead');
+
 /**
  * Transfer the file at the given `path`.
  *
diff --git a/lib/utils.js b/lib/utils.js
index 4297cbce..fc49533e 100644
--- a/lib/utils.js
+++ b/lib/utils.js
@@ -5,6 +5,22 @@
 var mime = require('send').mime;
 var crc32 = require('buffer-crc32');
 var basename = require('path').basename;
+var deprecate = require('util').deprecate;
+
+/**
+ * Deprecate function, like core `util.deprecate`
+ *
+ * @param {Function} fn
+ * @param {String} msg
+ * @return {Function}
+ * @api private
+ */
+
+exports.deprecate = function(fn, msg){
+  return 'test' !== process.env.NODE_ENV
+    ? deprecate(fn, 'express: ' + msg)
+    : fn;
+};
 
 /**
  * Return ETag for `body`.
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 37ca16e6..c016d547 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -16,6 +16,10 @@
       "name": "Ciaran Jessup",
       "email": "ciaranj@gmail.com"
     },
+    {
+      "name": "Douglas Christopher Wilson",
+      "email": "doug@somethingdoug.com"
+    },
     {
       "name": "Guillermo Rauch",
       "email": "rauchg@gmail.com"
@@ -37,7 +41,7 @@
     "cookie": "0.1.2",
     "buffer-crc32": "0.2.1",
     "fresh": "0.2.2",
-    "methods": "0.1.0",
+    "methods": "1.0.0",
     "send": "0.3.0",
     "cookie-signature": "1.0.3",
     "merge-descriptors": "0.0.2",
@@ -46,7 +50,7 @@
     "qs": "0.6.6",
     "serve-static": "1.1.0",
     "path-to-regexp": "0.1.2",
-    "debug": ">= 0.7.3 < 1"
+    "debug": ">= 0.8.0 < 1"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "mocha": "~1.18.2",
@@ -58,7 +62,7 @@
     "multiparty": "~3.2.4",
     "hjs": "~0.0.6",
     "should": "~3.3.1",
-    "supertest": "~0.11.0",
+    "supertest": "~0.12.0",
     "method-override": "1.0.0",
     "cookie-parser": "1.0.1",
     "express-session": "1.0.4",
diff --git a/test/app.router.js b/test/app.router.js
index 6c20d168..3373813d 100644
--- a/test/app.router.js
+++ b/test/app.router.js
@@ -6,11 +6,10 @@ var express = require('../')
 
 describe('app.router', function(){
   describe('methods supported', function(){
-    methods.forEach(function(method){
+    methods.concat('del').forEach(function(method){
       if (method === 'connect') return;
 
       it('should include ' + method.toUpperCase(), function(done){
-        if (method == 'delete') method = 'del';
         var app = express();
         var calls = [];
 
diff --git a/test/res.format.js b/test/res.format.js
index 2c52133b..7b846222 100644
--- a/test/res.format.js
+++ b/test/res.format.js
@@ -4,9 +4,9 @@ var express = require('../')
   , utils = require('../lib/utils')
   , assert = require('assert');
 
-var app = express();
+var app1 = express();
 
-app.use(function(req, res, next){
+app1.use(function(req, res, next){
   res.format({
     'text/plain': function(){
       res.send('hey');
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ app.use(function(req, res, next){
   });
 });
 
-app.use(function(err, req, res, next){
+app1.use(function(err, req, res, next){
   if (!err.types) throw err;
   res.send(err.status, 'Supports: ' + err.types.join(', '));
 })
@@ -53,10 +53,24 @@ app3.use(function(req, res, next){
   })
 });
 
+var app4 = express();
+
+app4.get('/', function(req, res, next){
+  res.format({
+    text: function(){ res.send('hey') },
+    html: function(){ res.send('<p>hey</p>') },
+    json: function(){ res.send({ message: 'hey' }) }
+  });
+});
+
+app4.use(function(err, req, res, next){
+  res.send(err.status, 'Supports: ' + err.types.join(', '));
+})
+
 describe('res', function(){
   describe('.format(obj)', function(){
     describe('with canonicalized mime types', function(){
-      test(app);
+      test(app1);
     })
 
     describe('with extnames', function(){
@@ -72,6 +86,10 @@ describe('res', function(){
       })
     })
 
+    describe('in router', function(){
+      test(app4);
+    })
+
     describe('in router', function(){
       var app = express();
       var router = express.Router();
diff --git a/test/res.json.js b/test/res.json.js
index 97eea7eb..c3a33f56 100644
--- a/test/res.json.js
+++ b/test/res.json.js
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ describe('res', function(){
     })
 
     describe('when given primitives', function(){
-      it('should respond with json', function(done){
+      it('should respond with json for null', function(done){
         var app = express();
 
         app.use(function(req, res){
@@ -47,6 +47,40 @@ describe('res', function(){
           done();
         })
       })
+
+      it('should respond with json for Number', function(done){
+        var app = express();
+
+        app.use(function(req, res){
+          res.json(300);
+        });
+
+        request(app)
+        .get('/')
+        .end(function(err, res){
+          res.statusCode.should.equal(200);
+          res.headers.should.have.property('content-type', 'application/json');
+          res.text.should.equal('300');
+          done();
+        })
+      })
+
+      it('should respond with json for String', function(done){
+        var app = express();
+
+        app.use(function(req, res){
+          res.json('str');
+        });
+
+        request(app)
+        .get('/')
+        .end(function(err, res){
+          res.statusCode.should.equal(200);
+          res.headers.should.have.property('content-type', 'application/json');
+          res.text.should.equal('"str"');
+          done();
+        })
+      })
     })
 
     describe('when given an array', function(){
@@ -169,5 +203,22 @@ describe('res', function(){
         done();
       })
     })
+
+    it('should use status as second number for backwards compat', function(done){
+      var app = express();
+
+      app.use(function(req, res){
+        res.json(200, 201);
+      });
+
+      request(app)
+      .get('/')
+      .end(function(err, res){
+        res.statusCode.should.equal(201);
+        res.headers.should.have.property('content-type', 'application/json');
+        res.text.should.equal('200');
+        done();
+      })
+    })
   })
 })
diff --git a/test/res.jsonp.js b/test/res.jsonp.js
index 1b8db297..20f6055e 100644
--- a/test/res.jsonp.js
+++ b/test/res.jsonp.js
@@ -201,6 +201,58 @@ describe('res', function(){
       })
     })
 
+    describe('when given primitives', function(){
+      it('should respond with json for null', function(done){
+        var app = express();
+
+        app.use(function(req, res){
+          res.jsonp(null);
+        });
+
+        request(app)
+        .get('/')
+        .end(function(err, res){
+          res.headers.should.have.property('content-type', 'application/json');
+          res.text.should.equal('null');
+          done();
+        })
+      })
+
+      it('should respond with json for Number', function(done){
+        var app = express();
+
+        app.use(function(req, res){
+          res.jsonp(300);
+        });
+
+        request(app)
+        .get('/')
+        .end(function(err, res){
+          res.statusCode.should.equal(200);
+          res.headers.should.have.property('content-type', 'application/json');
+          res.text.should.equal('300');
+          done();
+        })
+      })
+
+      it('should respond with json for String', function(done){
+        var app = express();
+
+        app.use(function(req, res){
+          res.jsonp('str');
+        });
+
+        request(app)
+        .get('/')
+        .end(function(err, res){
+          res.statusCode.should.equal(200);
+          res.headers.should.have.property('content-type', 'application/json');
+          res.text.should.equal('"str"');
+          done();
+        })
+      })
+    })
+
     describe('"json replacer" setting', function(){
       it('should be passed to JSON.stringify()', function(done){
         var app = express();
@@ -285,5 +337,22 @@ describe('res', function(){
         done();
       })
     })
+
+    it('should use status as second number for backwards compat', function(done){
+      var app = express();
+
+      app.use(function(req, res){
+        res.jsonp(200, 201);
+      });
+
+      request(app)
+      .get('/')
+      .end(function(err, res){
+        res.statusCode.should.equal(201);
+        res.headers.should.have.property('content-type', 'application/json');
+        res.text.should.equal('200');
+        done();
+      })
+    })
   })
 })