#Web Development — Page 3

PHP 8.3 was released on November 23, 2023, adding typed class constants, the json_validate() function, an #[Override] attribute and readonly-property cloning improvements. Here is what mattered for developers.

Vite 5 was released on November 16, 2023, upgrading to Rollup 4 for faster builds, cleaning up its API, deprecating the CommonJS Node API, requiring Node.js 18 or later, and adding a server warmup feature. Here is what changed.

Angular 17 was released on November 8, 2023, a landmark release that introduced a new built-in control flow syntax, deferrable views for lazy loading, and a full rebrand. Here is what changed.

Next.js 14 was released on October 26, 2023, making Server Actions stable, previewing Partial Prerendering for fast static responses with streamed dynamic content, and delivering major Turbopack speedups for local development. Here is what changed.

Rails 7.1 was released on October 5, 2023, during Rails World and the framework's 20th anniversary. It generates Dockerfiles for new apps, adds authentication helpers, expands async queries, and supports composite primary keys. Here is what changed.

Astro 3.0 was released on August 30, 2023, becoming the first major web framework to support the browser View Transitions API. It also shipped stable image optimization, 30-75% faster rendering, and serverless SSR enhancements. Here is what changed.

Svelte 4 was released on June 22, 2023, a maintenance release that reduced the Svelte package size by nearly 75%, cut dependencies from 61 to 16, improved the authoring experience, and laid the groundwork for the Svelte 5 rewrite. Here is what changed.

Playwright 1.35 was released on June 8, 2023, bringing UI mode into the VS Code extension, letting UI mode and trace viewer open in a browser tab, and adding a maskColor screenshot option and an uninstall CLI command. Here is what changed.

Bootstrap 5.3.0 was released on May 30, 2023, adding first-class dark mode support built on a flexible color-mode system that can power any number of custom themes, an extended color palette, and new link helpers. Here is what changed.

Angular 16 was released on May 3, 2023, a milestone release that added Angular Signals to the public API, introduced full non-destructive hydration for server-side rendering, and removed the legacy ngcc compiler. Here is what changed.

Node.js 20, codenamed 'Iron', was first released on April 17, 2023. It introduced an experimental permission model and a built-in test runner, and as an even-numbered major it moved into long-term support.

Tailwind CSS v3.3 was released on March 28, 2023, with darker 950 shades for every color, ESM and TypeScript configuration support, logical properties for simpler RTL, a line-height shorthand, and built-in line-clamp. Here is what changed.