Go 1.7 Brings Compiler Improvements and More

Go 1.7 significantly improves both compile times and runtime performance, says Google engineer Chris Broadfoot. It also adds hierarchical tests and benchmarks and official support for Linux on IBM z Systems (s390x).

New GitLab Issue Board Aims to Improve Issue Management

GitLab has announced a new integrated tool, GitLab Issue Board, aimed to improve issue prioritization, release planning, and communication by allowing developer teams to visualize and organize issues through a flexible multi-column board.

Retrospective: Haskell in Production

Haskell might be “the closest thing to a secret weapon” when building server-side software, writes Better co-founder Carl Baatz, summarizing their four-year journey using Haskell in production.

Facebook Open-Sources New Compression Algorithm Outperforming Zlib

The new Zstandard 1.0 compression algorithm, recently open sourced by Facebook, is one of the few compression algorithms that is both faster and more efficient than zlib, the current “reigning standard”, write Facebook engineer Yann Collet and Chip Turner.

Git 2.10 Improves Push and Worktree Commands, Adds Style Options, and More

Recently released Git 2.10 adds a few useful features to push, including more accurate progress info, support for extra options, and an improved –force-with-lease. Additionally, a few new options make working with signatures more convenient, and coloring schemes can use italic and strikethrough styles.