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PHP 8.3: Let's discuss the new features!

The PHP project publishes a new major or minor version of PHP at the end of each year. The authors announce a feature freeze around six months before the release; in the meantime, there's a flurry of activity as developers lobby for adoption of language modifications with every new release. PHP 8.3 is releasing its new features on November 23 of this year. Like every time, they have included some amazing additions this time as well.

Exploring Swift Collections: In-Depth Guide to Arrays, Sets, and Dictionaries

In Swift there are 3 primary types of collections to store your data in a structured way, namely: In this article we aim to give you an overview of each. Specifically we want to show how they’re declared, illustrate the most common operations of each, provide comparisons between them where applicable and highlight the various performance considerations.

Underwriting Technology: What Insurance Leaders Need to Know

Automated underwriting technology is helping insurers reimagine what’s possible for replacing manual underwriting processes. Gone is the workbench of the 80s and 90s—incomplete data, sluggish page loads, time-consuming workflows and all. And in its place? A modern, connected solution that unifies your data, automates your underwriting process, and improves decision-making for a better customer experience and a stronger bottom line.

Swift Closures Explained: A Comprehensive Guide for iOS Developers

Closures provide a powerful, flexible way for iOS developers to define and use functions in Swift, replacing the blocks used in its predecessor Objective-C. They provide self-contained modules of functionality that you can move around in your code, similar to the lambdas found in other programming languages. Crucially, closures can capture and store references to any constants and variables from the context in which they’re defined.

Create, Edit and Convert PDFs Easier Than Ever with DocFly

In today’s digital age, PDFs have become the go-to format for sharing and storing documents. Whether you’re a student, a professional, or just someone who deals with electronic documents regularly, you’ve likely encountered the need to create, edit, or convert PDFs. The process, however, can often be cumbersome and time-consuming. That’s where DocFly comes in, promising to streamline your PDF workflow and make managing PDF documents a breeze.

Shaping the Future of Ruby and Kafka Together with rdkafka-ruby

Hello there! My name is Maciej Mensfeld, and some of you might recognize me from my involvement in RubyGems Security, OSS commitments, or perhaps from Karafka: a multi-threaded, efficient Kafka processing framework tailored for Ruby and Rails. While I generally pen my thoughts on my personal blog, today's post is unique. This article results from a collaborative effort with the brilliant people over at AppSignal. To set the record straight, I don't work for AppSignal.

Low-Code Features: 8 Can't-Live-Withouts of a Good Development Platform

If you’re not using low-code, you’re already behind the curve. These platforms empower organizations to adapt quickly to the unforeseen crises and dynamic market conditions we’re all too familiar with. In this article, we'll delve into eight essential low-code features you need to have to keep up. Download the 2023 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Enterprise Low-Code Application Platforms (LCAP) for an unbiased evaluation of LCAP vendors.