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Ecma International Approves ECMAScript 2026, the 17th Edition of the JavaScript Standard, With Seven Finished Proposals
Ecma International approved ECMAScript 2026 on June 30. The 17th edition of the JavaScript standard adds Math.sumPrecise, Iterator.concat, Array.fromAsync, Error.isError, Map upsert methods, Uint8Array base64 and hex conversion, and JSON.parse source access.
AWS Gives CloudFormation an Express Mode That Skips Stabilization Checks, Claiming Up to 4x Faster Deployments
AWS added an Express mode to CloudFormation that ends deployments once configuration is applied instead of waiting for resources to stabilize, available in all commercial Regions at no extra cost.
AWS Releases Blocks in Preview, an Open-Source TypeScript Framework That Bundles Application Code and Cloud Infrastructure for AI Agents
AWS launched Blocks, an open-source Apache 2.0 TypeScript framework in preview that lets developers define application code and AWS infrastructure together and run a full local backend with no AWS account.
Google Open-Sources a VS Code Extension That Runs Cloud Workbench Notebooks Without Leaving the Editor
Google's new Apache-2.0 VS Code extension connects a local editor to managed Jupyter Workbench instances on Google Cloud.
GitHub Desktop 3.6 Adds Git Worktree Support and Moves Copilot Into Commit Authoring and Merge-Conflict Resolution
GitHub Desktop 3.6.0, released June 26, brings a graphical worktree workflow and routes Copilot into commit messages and merge conflicts, with a model picker and BYOK.
Git 2.55 Adds a 'git history fixup' Command, Brings the FSMonitor Daemon to Linux, and Lets git push Target Remote Groups
Released June 29, the update extends the experimental git history command, adds inotify-based filesystem monitoring on Linux, and lets git push write to a group of remotes at once.
Deno 2.9 Ships 'deno desktop' to Build Native Apps From Web Frameworks Without Electron
Deno 2.9, released June 25, adds an experimental deno desktop command that compiles web projects into single-binary native apps using the OS webview by default.
Kyverno 1.18, the First Release Since CNCF Graduation, Hardens HTTP Policy Calls and Starts the Countdown on ClusterPolicy
Kyverno 1.18 patches two flaws in its HTTP-based policy execution, blocks loopback and metadata addresses by default, and flags ClusterPolicy for deprecation later this year.
Jujutsu 0.42 Switches to the mimalloc Allocator and Removes a Batch of Deprecated Commands
Jujutsu 0.42.0, released June 4, moves to the mimalloc allocator, drops several long-deprecated command options, and adds multi-revision support to jj show.
FreeBSD 15.1 Ships With Wi-Fi Drivers Rebased on Linux 7.0, Boot-Time Scheduler Selection, and Unicode 17
FreeBSD 15.1-RELEASE arrived June 16, 2026 with LinuxKPI wireless drivers tracking Linux 7.0, a tunable to pick the kernel scheduler at boot, and Unicode 17 support.
Angular 22 Makes Signal Forms and Angular Aria Stable, Defaults New Components to OnPush, and Requires TypeScript 6
Angular's June 3 release graduates Signal Forms, Asynchronous Signals, and Angular Aria to stable, flips the default change-detection strategy to OnPush, and ships with Vitest as the default test runner.
systemd 261 Ships Final With a Software-TPM Fallback and Promotes sysupdate Out of Experimental Status
The final systemd 261 release adds systemd-tpm2-swtpm, a software TPM fallback for hardware without a TPM chip, and graduates systemd-sysupdate and a new networkd DHCP-relay backend.