Survey Finds Clojure Adoption Progresses Year-to-Year
Cognitect has recently published the results of a community survey aimed at finding out “how and for what Clojure and ClojureScript are being adopted, what is going well and what could stand improvement.” According to Cognitect, though not a scientific survey, it shows how Clojure has “transitioned from exploratory status to a viable, sustainable platform for development at work.”
Apple TestFlight Now Allows up to 1,000 External Beta Testers
Apple announced that its TestFlight beta testing service allows now to invite up to 1,000 external beta testers via iTunesConnect. The most relevant facts about the new service.
64 Bit Support for iOS Mandatory From February 2015: Benefits and Hindrances
Apple announced that, as of February 1 2015, all App Store submissions will be required to include 64-bit support and to be built with the iOS 8 SDK. The new requirement will only apply to new submissions, that is new apps and updates to existing apps. A look at benefits and hindrances in this process.
Microsoft Announces Pre-release of F# 4.0 in Visual Studio 2015 Preview
Microsoft announced a pre-release of F# 4.0 for Visual Studio 2015 Preview which can be installed through a Visual Studio update package. The update brings improvements to language and tooling features that can positively impact developers’ daily life, several commenters said.
Go Language Moves to Git and GitHub
Rob Pike, lead designer of Go at Google, announced on Go’s Google Group that Go language is moving to Git and GitHub. “All data will be preserved,” said Rob, but GitHub will not be used to handle pull requests and code reviews. Google’s own Gerrit will be used instead because it fits better the requirements of a large project such as Go, explained Google engineers.