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| Here's a look at today's Dev briefing. - Go released version 1.22 with toolchain, runtime, and library updates.
- iOS 17.4 second beta restricts PWAs by opening them in the default browser.
- Rust Foundation CEO Rebecca Rumbul says the Rust ecosystem needs more maintainers and contributors.
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| 1 | | The latest version of Go, 1.22, primarily focuses on updates to the toolchain, runtime, and libraries. The release comes six months after Go 1.21, which added new functions, min and max, and clear to the language. More: - Go 1.22 introduces two new changes to "for" loops, with variables now being created new in each iteration to avoid accidental sharing bugs and allows "for" loops to range over integers.
- Commands in workspaces now have the ability to utilize a vendor directory created by the go work vendor containing the dependencies of the workspace.
- Updates to the core library include new math/rand/v2 and go/version packages, enhanced routing patterns, and several minor changes to the library.
- According to the Go Developer Survey 2023 H2 results, developers are building API/RPC services (74%), a runnable/interactive program (62%), libraries or frameworks (44%), and websites/web services (42%).
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| 2 | | According to Tommy Mysk and Open Web Advocacy, the second beta of 17.4 includes restrictions to progressive web apps in the EU. The release contains alterations to comply with the recent policy changes announced in the EU. More: - In the second beta, PWAs are open in the default browser instead of launching them in their own top-level window, affecting their user experience and functionality.
- When a user taps on a web app icon in the EU, they will receive a message asking users to choose between opening it in Safari or canceling it and mentioning that subsequent opens will occur in the default browser.
- The changes are expected to lead to local data loss in existing web apps and impact notifications.
- Mysk published a video highlighting the new changes.
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| 3 | | The Rust Foundation Executive Director and CEO, Rebecca Rumbul, said the Rust ecosystem needs more maintainers and contributors. In a recent interview with DevClass at the State of Open Con, Rumbul emphasized that the ecosystem needed people with a more diverse set of skills like project management. More: - The foundation is focusing on advocacy and offering fellowships for individuals interested in becoming maintainers to address the shortage.
- Further, the foundation has joined Google Summer of Code for the first time to attract people.
- One roadblock the foundation faces is mentoring new people, as it adds to the workload of existing team members.
- Rumbul said the foundation will use the $1M grant from Google, announced last week, to set up and fund a team that will work on improving Rust interoperability with C++ code.
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| 4 | | Mozilla announced Mitchell Baker is stepping down as the CEO of Mozilla Corporation to resume her position of Executive Chairman. Laura Chambers will step into Baker's role for the rest of the year. More: - Chambers is joining Mozilla from Willow Innovations, where she served as CEO and has experience leading the product teams at Airbnb, eBay, and PayPal.
- Her role will revolve around refining the company's vision and strategy and emphasize execution.
- Meanwhile, Baker will focus on more consistently representing Mozilla in the public and projecting the organization as a unified entity.
- The announcement comes at a time when Baker is facing criticism for drawing $6.9M in salary in 2022, rising from $5.6M in 2021, while Mozilla's revenue dropped from $527M to $510M during the same period.
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| 5 | | New Tools and Updates: - GitHub announced the general availability of Copilot in GitHub Support, an AI-based service that finds answers to GitHub-specific questions based on the official GitHub documentation. It provides links to relevant documentation for developers to review the answers and bookmark the material for future reference.
- Vite 5.1 is now available with experimental support for a new Vite Runtime API and improved support for .css?URL and HMR for circular import, and several performance improvements.
- JetBrains' IntelliJ IDEA 2024.1 EAP 4 introduces sticky lines in the editor, enables basic IDE functionalities like code highlighting and completion for Java and Kotlin, and offers a focused view of branch-related changes to streamline the code review workflow.
- The three new major features in Hono 4.0.0 include a static site generator, client components, and file-based routing.
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 | Analyst | | Sudarshan lives in Toronto, Canada, and is an engineering graduate. He is passionate about business, tech, entrepreneurship, and politics. FUN FACT: Sudarshan worked for the election campaign teams of two heads of state in India. When he is not busy with work, he enjoys hiking, playing cricket, and cooking. | | This newsletter was edited by Aaron Crutchfield | |
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