What's new for developers? (January 2025)

[justintadlock]

This is a rolling discussion for a monthly series that is intended to keep track of the items, PRs, Trac tickets, and Make blog posts that are interesting/important for developers. The goal is to publish a post on the 10th of each month with the previous month's updates.

Everyone is welcome to contribute to this monthly document. If you find something interesting, just create a new reply to this discussion below.

Google Doc: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-Q4z4eu0nVEdyXPvxgvLlytCcSgoGBoVn1pBnADXiIU/edit?usp=sharing

Author: @justintadlock

[github-actions]

Heads-up @bph @adamziel @bgrgicak @pbking @mikachan @kathrynwp @jonathanbossenger @alexapeduzzi: To include your project's news for developers, please add the information or a link as a comment to this issue. Deadline 8th of next month

[justintadlock]

This one is ready for its first review: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-Q4z4eu0nVEdyXPvxgvLlytCcSgoGBoVn1pBnADXiIU/edit?usp=sharing

[ndiego]

First review complete!

[jonathanbossenger]

2nd review complete, with only a few minor suggestions.

[justintadlock]

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