Django 1.7 Is the Biggest Django Release since 1.0
It took the Django Software Foundation nearly one year, but finally Django 1.7 is here. This is the biggest Django release since Django 1.0, featuring “a new app loading framework, a new check framework, many improvements to query construction, and most importantly – Migrations”, a new built-in database migration system.
Online Resources to Get Started with iOS 8 Development
Apple has officially released iOS 8 today. During the months since its announcement at WWDC 2014, the number of online resources to get started with iOS 8 development has grown significantly. Here you can find a selection of resources that will guide you through iOS 8 new features and frameworks.
Swift Turns 1.0: The Evolution of a Language
Apple has announced that Swift 1.0 has reached GM status on iOS and developers can now start submitting apps that use Swift. The language will continue to evolve, say Apple, as it has done since its announcement at WWDC 2014 last June. This is a short summary of its evolution.
TypeSafe's Kevin Webber: Actor-based Concurrency for Reactive Systems
In a recent article on Medium, TypeSafe’s Kevin Webber argues that reactive programming “isn’t just another trend but rather the paradigm for modern software developers to learn” since it helps them to build systems that are responsive, resilient, and scalable. He also suggests that actor-based concurrency is the most convenient foundations for a reactive system.