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 - __PDESolver__: The LinearPDESolver/NewtonSolver now has an `apply` method that returns a bool (true if converged) instead of throwing an exception
 - __Freeflow Nonisothermal__: An issue with the compositional heat flux's upwinding calculations has been fixed
 - __Compositional Staggered__: The staggered discretization method has been updated to fix inconsistencies in handling density when evaluating diffusive boundary fluxes. In addition, a total mass balance is now always considered, rather than a total mole balance.
+- __Parameters__: The template argument for `getParam` and `getParamFromGroup` now defaults to `std::string`, such that for string parameters one can simply write `const auto param = getParam("MyParam");`
 
 ### Immediate interface changes not allowing/requiring a deprecation period: