Release Radar · November 2021 Edition

As the year draws to a close, open source communities are bustling with activity, releasing major updates across a range of projects. Highlights from November include Material for MkDocs 8.0, which enhances software documentation with new features like code annotation, and PHP 8.1, which introduces significant changes such as enums and performance improvements. PHPStan 1.0, a static analyser for PHP, marks a milestone with its first major release, while Snippets for VS Code 2.1 moves out of pre-release, offering synced code snippets across devices. Material Design Icons has expanded to 6,595 icons, and PyGame 2.0.3 continues supporting game development with updates like better Linux support and improved emoji rendering. React 18.0 enters beta with new APIs, and Luciferin 2.0 enhances RGB lighting control with a new web interface. The transition from "master" to "main" on GitHub repositories continues, facilitated by tools like Master to Main, while the Release Radar encourages ongoing innovation and collaboration in the open source community.