Google Chrome 6 beta overview
Google has decided to accelerate the release versions of Google Chrome to reach the pace of a version every 6 weeks.
This strategy of "get out more and faster" allow users to regularly add new features, but not necessarily immediately those they expect.
Some important features and could be delayed to meet deadlines and out of stable releases.
Version 6 of the browser is already available for download on the "dev channel (channel developer) but it is still very unstable for general public use.
Let's see what the project team decided to include in the milestone 6 browser:
- Preview before printing, a major weakness of previous versions. But users of MacOS or Linux version 7 should wait to receive
- Synchronization of extensions, a user could find the same extensions on multiple machines.
- Synchronization of historical
- A fix for the display of some SVG (Scalable Vector Graphics)
- Merge buttons: Options page and browser configuration in a single-button menu
- Improved handling of images to exploit multi-core processors.
Among the features that must wait for another note the arrangement of the tabs on the sidebar (rather than at the top of the window), viewing full-screen videos to HTML5, and the Native Client (which would allow applications downloaded via Chrome run safely in a sandbox (sand tray to)).
Joomla 1.6 beta 5 available
The Joomla Project is proud to announce the immediate availability of Joomla 1.6 beta 5 (download). IMPORTANT NOTE: This is a beta version and is not intended to run any type of production site. It is intended to be used for evaluation purposes only.
Since the Joomla 1.6 beta 4 release on Jun 28, we have fixed approximately 65 issues in the tracker. Much of this progress is directly related to the stepped up efforts of the Joomla! Bug Squad. Thanks for all your hard work in bringing us one increment closer to stable!
See the CHANGELOG for details of what has been changed in this release.
Firefox 4 beta1 available
Mozilla has posted the first beta version of Firefox 4. Finally, tell the impatient, as it was expected by early June, then postponed to mid-June
The arrival of this beta confirms the work areas of the development team of browser plug-in insulation for greater stability (the 'Lorentz'), supports HTML 5 (see also "A member of Mozilla claims that Apple and Google want to own the HTML5 ") and shorter startup time.
The interface is also reviewed in depth.
Minimal for some and major for the other, the tabs are now placed by default at the top of the browser (the famous "tabs-on-top *" popularized by Chrome). You can still return them to their traditional place in two small clicks.
A "Firefox" menu centralized (inspired by the Opera?) Also appeared.
Finally, the management interface extensions has been totally redesigned - Electrolysis first demonstration project designed to completely isolate the extensions and allow their installation in warm (without restart of Firefox).
For developers, Mozilla said the following new features:
- A HTML5 parser
- Support for WebSocket
- The use of IndexedDB
- The addition of a Web console Analysis
- And of course, a simplified development of extensions with the integration of the SDK Jetpack
Finally we note without surprise the official support of the codec Webm, for "accelerated HD video (see above).
The complete list of new "under the hood" is available online.
Joomla Beta 4 available for download
The Joomla Project is proud to announce the immediate availability of Joomla 1.6 beta 4 (download). IMPORTANT NOTE: This is a beta version and is not intended to run any type of production site. It is intended to be used for evaluation purposes only.
Since the Joomla 1.6 beta 3 release on Jun 14, we have fixed approximately 103 issues in the tracker. Much of this progress is directly related to the stepped up efforts of the Joomla! Bug Squad. Thanks for all your hard work in bringing us one increment closer to stable!
See the CHANGELOG for details of what has been changed in this release.
What's next?
This is the fourth in our series of continuous betas. Beta 5 will be released on July 12, 2010.
Joomla 1.6 Beta 3!
The Joomla Project is proud to announce the immediate availability of Joomla 1.6 beta 3 (download). IMPORTANT NOTE: This is a beta version and is not intended to run any type of production site. It is intended to be used for evaluation purposes only.
Since the Joomla 1.6 beta 2 release on May 31, we have fixed approximately 102 issues in the tracker. Much of this progress is directly related to the stepped up efforts of the Joomla! Bug Squad. Thanks for all your hard work in bringing us one increment closer to stable!
See the CHANGELOG for details of what has been changed in this release.
What's next?
This is the third in our series of continuous betas. Beta 4 will be released on June 28, 2010.
MonoDevelop 2.4 is out
The Mono project is an open source clone of. NET framework Microsoft. Its director, Miguel de Icaza has announced the arrival of his MonoDevelop Development Environment 2.4, consistent with Linux, Windows and Mac OS X. Many new features make their entry. Note the arrival of a engine and a new navigation bar and search function autocompletion.
Listed tools, MonoTouch (for developing applications for iPhones) has better support. To be fair, talking about MonoDroid (for developing applications for Android),. Due to its late onset, the tool is still in beta.
The UI has also been reviewed in depth.
Finally, side language, support for Vala has greatly improved. Vala is a programming language compiled. Its syntax is based on that of C # but it requires no runtime environment. Vala is transformed into C code, itself compiled into native machine code.
What can "produce software that requires less memory and run faster. Furthermore, the transition from step C makes it possible to use C libraries with interfaces defined in the files Vapi" (from Wikipedia).
These are just a few innovations from among the long list of improvements to the IDE.
MonoDevelop 2.4 download
Source : developpez.com
MonoDevelop website
Joomla! 1.6 Beta 2
The Joomla Project is proud to announce the immediate availability of Joomla 1.6 beta 2.
Since the Joomla 1.6 beta 1, the Joomla team have fixed approximately 140 issues. Much of this progress is directly related to the stepped up efforts of the Joomla! Bug Squad.
WordPress 3.0, beta 2 available
Following the successful post-WordCamp San Francisco code sprint, WP.com's team are now ready to release the second beta of WordPress 3.0.
Things to test:
- Revised menu user interface
- Changes to the WordPress exporter and importer to make it more flexible
Already have a test install that you want to switch over to the beta? Try the beta tester plugin.
Get it now
TYPO3 4.4 beta 2 released !
Today, the TYPO3 community released the second beta of the upcoming version 4.4 of TYPO3. There is already a feature freeze in place since beta1, thus the last weeks have been all about bugfixing - over 80 changes were made during the development. Additionally, the last few features have finally made its way into the TYPO3 Core.
- 1-2-3 Installer with DBAL enabled
- Reorganized CSS Files in the Backend
- CSS and Javascript Concatenator and Compressor
- For all Developers: A Backend Debug Bar
- Updated Fluid and Extbase versions
Official post
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NetBeans 6.9 beta available
The version 6.9 of NetBeans is available in beta since April 22, 2010.
You can download it here.
I remind you what's new in this version.
- OSGi
- Develop OSGi bundles with Maven
- Bundled Felix container and ability to register other containers such as Equinox
- NetBeans Platform
- OSGi interoperability: Developing and consuming OSGi bundles in Platform-based applications
- Felix 2.0.3 OSGi support, experimental Equinox support
- JavaFX
- JavaFX Composer for form-like UI components with states and access to various data sources
- Added and improved editor hints and refactoring
- Java EE
- Support for Contexts and Dependency Injection (CDI) (JSR-299)
- Spring Framework 3.0 support
- Java
- Java Debugger: Breakpoint grouping, attach parameter history
- Support for annotation processors in the editor, configurable in the Project Properties
- PHP
- Zend Framework support
- "Overrides/Implements" and "Is Overridden/Implemented" annotations
- Ruby
- Ruby on Rails 3.0 support
- C/C++
- "Overrides/Is Overridden" annotations and hyperlink navigation
- Console type "Internal Terminal"