In today's issue, I've included a list of this week's virtual events/hackathons, as well as a recap of some of the most important news you may have missed (and I didn't cover) from last week, featuring a comprehensive list of releases.
This week, I will also be publishing the four installments of a comprehensive web development mid-year review. The next installment will cover other major and emerging web development languages and tools like Python, PHP, Golang, Ruby, Java, and so much more, as well as general industry news/stats/surveys you need to know from this year. Catch up with previous installments here:
Next week, I will additionally be publishing a list of September virtual events/hackathons and an August review.
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Mozilla's MDN web docs team will be pausing support for DevRel sponsorship, Hacks blog, and Tech Speakers after Mozilla laid off nearly 25% of its workforce in its attempt to restructure its business model. The MDN web docs team will also be cutting back on staff and programs which will affect Mozilla developer programs, developer events and advocacy, and MDN tech writing.
More:
- MDN co-Founder and CEO Mitchell Baker explains in detail the reasons for the MDN changes here.
- Mozilla's layoffs were a part of the company's larger goal to organize a "new product organization" beyond its flagship web browser to create new revenue streams and ship products faster. The company laid off 250 employees, including their Developer Tools employees and the entire MDN team.
- For more information about the Mozilla layoffs and its implications, check out Inside Dev' timeline and deep dive into the issue here.
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Apple backtracked on a move that forced WordPress to add in-app purchases, which would have made it possible for Apple to get a 30% cut. The tech giant additionally issued a rare apology for attempting to do so in the first place.
More:
- The news comes after WordPress founding developer Matt Mullenweg tweeted Friday Apple had forced WordPress to monetize its iOS app to get a 30% pay cut, sparking outrage.
- While WordPress does offer paid services, the free WordPress iOS app makes it possible to build and manage websites from your iPhone or iPad for free. The WordPress.com site, however, sells domain names and website packages.
- Apple's apology: "We believe the issue with the WordPress app has been resolved," the company wrote in a statement. "Since the developer removed the display of their service payment options from the app, it is now a free stand-alone app and does not have to offer in-app purchases. We have informed the developer and apologize for any confusion that we have caused."
- More WordPress news: the stable version of WordPress 5.5 was recently released, but some are experiencing issues that may have caused at least 50,000 sites to break. Learn how to fix the issue here.
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📅 Dev Calendar: This Week's Virtual Events and Hackathons.
VIRTUAL EVENTS:
- AUG. 24-28: In this conference, experts from...
HACKATHONS:
- NOW-AUG. 31: A hackathon for those interested in making a difference...
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TypeScript 4.0 is now available. Some highlights:
- Spreads in tuple type syntax can now be generic, while spread elements can now occur anywhere in a tuple
- Tuples types can now provide labels
- Support for a proposal to add three new assignment operators:
&&=, ||=, and ??=
- The ability to customize fragment factories through the new
jsxFragmentFactory option
For more details about changes, click here.
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⚒️ AUG. 16-AUG. 23, 2020 LANGUAGES AND TOOLS RECAP:
BROWSERS:
- This week was huge for those developers using Google Chrome, Internet Explorer, Microsoft Edge, and Firefox. Microsoft 365...
OS:
LANGUAGES:
JAVASCRIPT:
- The Angular team is extending AngularJS Long Term Support (LTS) by six months until Dec. 31, 2021, to help...
GENERAL FRONT-END DEVELOPMENT:
RUST:
KOTLIN:
PYTHON:
RUBY / RUBY ON RAILS:
OTHER TOOLS AND NEWS:
- Digital Ocean officially announced Hacktoberfest 2020. This year...
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The fifth testing release of PHP 8.0.0, Beta 2 is now available. This new release contains a bug fix for an issue causing a memory leak in SplFilInfo because of the missing zend_restore_error_handling.
More:
- You can download the release here.
- Beta 3 is scheduled for release on Sept. 3, 2020.
- The stable version of PHP 8 will be released on Nov. 26, 2020.
- The release comes over a month after Microsoft revealed it will not be producing official builds for PHP for Windows for versions PHP 8.0 and beyond.
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