Release Radar • February 2024 Edition

1. nitric

   1 35 1,404 8.6 Go

   Nitric is a multi-language framework for cloud applications with infrastructure from code.

   

   For all those on the hunt for a framework, Nitric is here for you. It's a multi-language framework that helps teams quickly build cloud applications. Nitric unites backend and infrastructure code and automates the process of provisioning and deploying infrastructure. The first major version brings a bunch of changes including significant improvements to the Nitric CLI to support productive cloud development. There's also new architecture visualizations and a new SDK for building and extending Nitric providers. Congrats to the team on shipping your very first version 🥳.

2. SaaSHub

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   SaaSHub - Software Alternatives and Reviews. SaaSHub helps you find the best software and product alternatives

   

3. Electron

   2 242 115,159 9.9 C++

   :electron: Build cross-platform desktop apps with JavaScript, HTML, and CSS

   

   The team at Electron have been faithfully shipping new releases almost every single month. I think they had Christmas off 🤔. This popular framework has developers writing cross-platform desktop applications using JavaScript, HTML and CSS. The latest update depreciates some process events, and added new modules, APIs, methods, and more. Read into all the changes in the Electron release notes. This month, Electron also introduced a new formal RFC process.

4. Wagtail

   3 53 18,628 9.9 Python

   A Django content management system focused on flexibility and user experience

   

   If you like Python 🐍 then check out this project. Wagtail is a popular CMS, combining Django’s powerful customization capabilities with a slick user interface. The newest update brings Django 5.0 support, a new searchable and filterable listing UI, the accessibility checker built into the admin interface, and a brand new 10-step tutorial for developers. This release marks Wagtail's 10th birthday 🎂. Happy birthday to the team and all the best for the next ten years and beyond 🥳.

5. node

   4 1,132 108,976 10.0 JavaScript

   Node.js JavaScript runtime ✨🐢🚀✨

   

   The Electron framework lets you write cross-platform desktop applications using JavaScript, HTML and CSS. It is based on Node.js and Chromium and is used by the Visual Studio Code and many other apps.

6. redwood

   5 123 17,453 9.9 TypeScript

   The App Framework for Startups

   

   Frameworks are a theme with this month's Release Radar, so here's another. Redwood is a full-stack, JavaScript/TypeScript web application, designed to scale with you. It uses React frontend for the frontend and links to a custom GraphQL API for the backend. The latest version includes a bunch of breaking changes such as moving to Node 20.0, the Redwood Studio, and highly requested GraphQL features such as Realtime, Fragments, and Trusted Documents, the server file, new router hooks, and heaps more. If you've previously used Redwood, you'll probably want to upgrade to version 7.0. The team have put together a handy migration guide for you to follow.

7. documentation

   6 9 425 9.4 MDX

   Documentation for the npm registry, website, and command-line interface. (by npm)

   

   To install prebuilt Electron binaries, use npm. The preferred method is to install Electron as a development dependency in your app:

8. Visual Studio Code

   7 3,064 166,079 10.0 TypeScript

   Visual Studio Code

   

   The Electron framework lets you write cross-platform desktop applications using JavaScript, HTML and CSS. It is based on Node.js and Chromium and is used by the Visual Studio Code and many other apps.

9. electrondocs

   8 1 - -

   For more installation options and troubleshooting tips, see installation. For info on how to manage Electron versions in your apps, see Electron versioning.

10. Gravitational Teleport

    9 65 17,886 10.0 Go

    The easiest, and most secure way to access and protect all of your infrastructure.

    

    Are you looking to set up SSO for your cloud infrastructure? Or maybe establish tunnels to access services behind NATs and firewalls. Then Teleport is for you. It provides connectivity, authentication, access controls and audit for infrastructure. The newest update has a tonne of new features and improvements including enhanced device trust support, SSH connection resumption, MFA for admin actions, improved provisioning for Okta, and heaps. more. Check out all the changes in the Teleport release notes.

11. Mirror

    10 23 5,357 9.7 C#

    #1 Open Source Unity Networking Library

    

    Woah, over 80 versions 😮! This is a project with over 1,740 releases over the past five years. Mirror is one for the game devs in the room. It's a high level networking library for Unity. Used in some of the top video games, Mirror is used by thousands of game developers around the world. The latest update brings Mirror in line with the latest Unity version, includes better motion smoothing time, and lots more. Check out all the changes in the Mirror changelog.

12. Mirror

    11 1 4,720 - C#

    Discontinued #1 Open Source Unity Networking Library [Moved to: https://github.com/MirrorNetworking/Mirror] (by vis2k)

    

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