Introducing the latest and most exciting IT releases for December.
The collection includes everything from world-changing technologies to your daily digital hobbies - all those projects supported by the open source community of wonder developers. Put the kettle on, get out the half-eaten pie and dive into our TOP-10.
PHP 8.0
The ever popular universal scripting language - like the universal condiment - can be used for almost any purpose. But, in our opinion, PHP is still more suitable for web development. It's fast, responsive, and everything from simple blogs to some of our selection of releases is developed on it. Now, with the release of 8.0, you can put improvements and new features into practice, such as concatenated types, named arguments, match expressions, and more. Take a look at a side-by-side comparison between 7.0 and 8.0 on the PHP site .
PHP 8.0 code looks much more concise and clear.
Supabase 1.0
We are very fortunate that developer Supabase took part in one of our recent Open Source Friday streams . During the dialogue, we learned everything about this platform for developing high-quality applications and business development. From the key point: it is with the help of Supabase that any user can build a backend architecture in less than two minutes. At the same time, the service provides the user with a database, an authentication system, resources for storing data, and many customizable functions. Well, we sincerely congratulate the team on the launch!
And we advise you to watch the recording of our conversation with Paul Copplestone from Supabase - free your schedule and join soon.
.NET 5.0
.NET Conf recently took place , so now is the time to mention the updated .NET 5.0. This open source software development platform allows you to create a variety of offerings for different platforms in multiple languages, using different editors and libraries. The latest version of .NET has a ton of features, including support for the new C # 9.0 and F # 5.0. What's more, it also includes Visual Basic updates and performance improvements.
And yes, and if you're a little confused asking yourself what happened to .NET 4.0, then it just wasn't there. The development team decided to simply skip it and go straight to .NET 5.0 to avoid confusion with .NET Framework 4.x. Well, probably this is reasonable!
More information on why the team missed version 4.0, as well as updates in version 5.0, can be found on the documentation page .
Simple Icons 4.0
If you have an urgent need for one thousand and one SVG icons, then Simple Icons is for you. They can be used on websites, in graphics, and for many other purposes. What's more, version 4.0 has a brand new icon from GitHub - GitHub Sponsors!
All in all, it is on this platform that you can find a bunch of cool icons for your favorite apps and products - like Razer, Audio-Technica, Atom and more. Our tip: next time you're looking for an icon (and you will), be sure to check out Simple Icons.
Cypress 6.0
Do you need a fast, simple and reliable service for testing any process running in a browser? Count on Cypress ! Their latest release provides a complete network stub. Tests can now intercept, modify, or listen for any type of HTTP request in your application. The new version of the service traditionally contains bug fixes, as well as some changes in the documentation and, of course, new functions. Read the release notes to view all changes .
CircuitPython 6.0
Do you like working with microcontrollers? Then your choice should definitely fall on CircuitPython . It is a programming language that is supported by all the best microcontrollers in existence. No preloading is required and you can start programming the microcontroller almost immediately. To the point where you can easily write code even for the upcoming Jedi cosplay.
With the latest release, CircuitPython 6.0 supports 38 additional microboards and more computations; also, the developers have completely redesigned all network modules. Check out all the significant changes in the CircuitPython release notes . Well, what will you collect tomorrow?
Decide for yourself if the lightsaber will be your props in your next cosplay.
WeeChat 3.0
No, this is not the same WeChat - it's about WeeChat .
WeeChat is a fast and lightweight extensible chat messaging client. It features high performance and wide customization capabilities, with support for multi-server architecture and proxy, authentication using SASL, DDC and many other interesting features.
Version 3.0 adds new features for downloading scripts and commands, as well as many new variables, arguments, functions and classic bug fixes from previous versions. Check out all the changes, additions and fixes in the WeeChat changelog .
By the way, an interesting fact: WeeChat stands for Wee Enhanced Environment for Chat (slightly improved chat environment).
InfluxDB 2.0
Designing, analyzing and monitoring IoT devices - this is the main function of InfluxDB . The system contains several powerful APIs and tools for creating and managing time series applications. InfluxDB works ... well, very fast!
It has an easy-to-use dashboard and cloud database, which means it can be used on any platform and for any purpose - even to track CS: GO game statistics as well as weather, environment, Jenkins, Google Cloud and even the COVID-19 pandemic.
It is also important that the latest versionbecame publicly available. With the public release of InfluxDB, not only the build has become more stable and faster, but the functionality has also expanded. Data can be quickly manipulated using Flux, a new custom query language developed by the company's own experts. Remember - the system allows you to solve truly incredible problems.
Monitoring game statistics has become easier.
Matomo 4.0
Matomo, formerly known as Piwik, is a MySQL program written in PHP. It is used on> 1,400,000 sites and provides a wide range of analytics data. The latest version provides increased security, privacy and performance - three aspects that developers and users alike really appreciate these days.
4.0 contains an impressive 398 updates (or simply 398 resolved issues). This release is really packed full of changes, from tracking updates to requiring PHP 7.2 and above. Check out the release notes for all changes, including thanks to everyone who contributed to the development .
And don't forget to look training video about the service dashboard!
Micro 3.0
Are you developing cloud services? Then Micro is your theme. The service takes into account the key needs required to create cloud services. It provides a set of services and solves the complexities of distributed systems.
The latest release, now known as M3O, combines many existing tools to make your service run better and faster. With it, you can now cover all stages of the workflow from development and launch to management and consumption. This is a complete reimagining of the cloud development process - read all the amazing server transformations on the Micro blog .
December release digest
With that, our selection of the best releases of this month has come to an end.
Congratulations to everyone who has released a new release - it doesn't matter if it was version 1.0 or version 8.0. Guys, do not stop there!
And you, friends, we advise you - do not forget to watch the releases of our November release digest . And remember - if you also plan to release a new version soon, we will be glad to check it out. Use the hashtag #GHReleaseRadar the next time you post information about the release on social media - and we will definitely follow it. Happy Code!