Release Radar ยท April 2024 Edition: Major updates from the open source community

This page summarizes the projects mentioned and recommended in the original post on dev.to

InfluxDB โ€“ Built for High-Performance Time Series Workloads
InfluxDB 3 OSS is now GA. Transform, enrich, and act on time series data directly in the database. Automate critical tasks and eliminate the need to move data externally. Download now.
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  1. penpot

    Penpot: The open-source design tool for design and code collaboration

    Imagine designers and coders working seamlessly together. That's what Penpot aims to do. It's a tool where designers can create stunning designs, interactive prototypes, and design systems at scale. Developers then have ready-to-use code, which makes their workflows faster and more efficient. Penpot's latest version receives a new grid CSS layout, new UI, new components system, and more components. Oh and there's now light AND dark mode ๐ŸŽ‰.

  2. InfluxDB

    InfluxDB โ€“ Built for High-Performance Time Series Workloads. InfluxDB 3 OSS is now GA. Transform, enrich, and act on time series data directly in the database. Automate critical tasks and eliminate the need to move data externally. Download now.

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  3. Spoon

    Spoon is a metaprogramming library to analyze and transform Java source code. :spoon: is made with :heart:, :beers: and :sparkles:. It parses source files to build a well-designed AST with powerful analysis and transformation API.

    The creators at Spoon claim that "๐Ÿฅ„ is made with โค๏ธ, ๐Ÿป and โœจ"! And why not?! Spoon is a metaprogramming library to analyze and transform Java source code by parsing source files to build a well-designed AST (Abstract Syntax Tree). The latest version supports Java 17 and the modelling of receiver parameters has been changed. Read all about the changes in the release notes.

  4. ESLint

    Find and fix problems in your JavaScript code.

    Do you have the need to find and fix problems in your JavaScript? Then ESLint is for you. With over 120 million downloads each month, it's definitely one of the most popular projects out there. The latest version introduces a new configuration system, designed to simplify available configuration options. Old and deprecated rules have been removed, and a new configuration inspector has been added. Check out the blog for all the highlights, and a migration guide.

  5. release-radar

    Discontinued Repo for submission of projects to consider for the GitHub Release Radar ๐Ÿ“ก

    If you missed our last Release Radar, check out the amazing open source projects that released major version projects in March. We love featuring projects submitted by the community. If you're working on an open source project and shipping a major version soon, we'd love to hear from you. Check out the Release Radar repository, and submit your project to be featured in the GitHub Release Radar.

  6. podlite-specs

    Podlite specification documents ( v1.0 released ๐ŸŽ‰ )

    Flexibility and ease of use is important in the software development lifecycle. That's why Podlite was built; a lightweight block-oriented markup language designed for simplicity. It's a universal markup language, not bound by any specific domain, programming language, or concept. Podlite is the type of language that's perfect for documentation, educational materials, or blogging. Congrats to the team on shipping your first major version ๐Ÿฅณ.

  7. quill

    Quill is a modern WYSIWYG editor built for compatibility and extensibility

    Speaking of text, here's another one for you. Quill is a rich text editor also built for compatibility and extensibility. The latest version prevents mistakenly overriding theme default toolbar settings, and Quill is now a valid ESM package for better ecosystem. There's nested Quill support, improved spelling support, and improved support for pasting from Google Docs and Microsoft Word. Check out all the changes on the Slab website.

  8. prometheus

    The Prometheus monitoring system and time series database.

    It's like Prometheus, but for logs. Okay it's not really to do with the Norse or Greek gods, instead Loki is a horizontally-scalable, highly-available, multi-tenant log aggregation system inspired by the open source project Prometheus. Built by Grafana Labs, Loki is designed for ease of use. Instead of indexing the contents of the logs, Loki provides a set of labels for each log stream. The latest update includes query acceleration with Bloom filters, native OTel support, Helm charts, and more. Check out the changelog for all the major changes and deprecations.

  9. SaaSHub

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

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  10. traefik

    The Cloud Native Application Proxy

    Pronounced "traffic", Traefik is a modern HTTP reverse proxy and load balancer aimed at making deploying microservices easier. It integrates with your existing infrastructure components such as Docker, Kubernetes, and others, and configures itself automatically and dynamically. The latest version adds lots of new options and enhancements such as adding healthcheck options, support for custom headers, and more. Read the migration guide on how to update to the latest version which is now required due to breaking changes.

  11. podlite-desktop

    The desktop version of Podlite markup language editor

    Flexibility and ease of use is important in the software development lifecycle. That's why Podlite was built; a lightweight block-oriented markup language designed for simplicity. It's a universal markup language, not bound by any specific domain, programming language, or concept. Podlite is the type of language that's perfect for documentation, educational materials, or blogging. Congrats to the team on shipping your first major version ๐Ÿฅณ.

  12. loki

    Like Prometheus, but for logs.

    It's like Prometheus, but for logs. Okay it's not really to do with the Norse or Greek gods, instead Loki is a horizontally-scalable, highly-available, multi-tenant log aggregation system inspired by the open source project Prometheus. Built by Grafana Labs, Loki is designed for ease of use. Instead of indexing the contents of the logs, Loki provides a set of labels for each log stream. The latest update includes query acceleration with Bloom filters, native OTel support, Helm charts, and more. Check out the changelog for all the major changes and deprecations.

  13. Typesense

    Open Source alternative to Algolia + Pinecone and an Easier-to-Use alternative to ElasticSearch โšก ๐Ÿ” โœจ Fast, typo tolerant, in-memory fuzzy Search Engine for building delightful search experiences

    Have you ever tried to look up something, only to realise your search engine doesn't recognise your typos? Typesense to the rescue! It's a fast, typo-tolerant search engine built for an easier browsing experience. The latest version comes with new features such as built-in conversational search, image search, voice search, analytics, and more. Dive into the release notes for the full list of changes and enhancements.

NOTE: The number of mentions on this list indicates mentions on common posts plus user suggested alternatives. Hence, a higher number means a more popular project.

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