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04 Aug 2026 edition
Python AI Django

llm-anthropic 0.26

Release: llm-anthropic 0.26 Includes new features enabled by LLM 0.32: New models: claude-fable-5, claude-sonnet-5, and claude-opus-5. #75, #76 Added server-side tools for WebSearch, WebFetch, CodeExecution, and…

Source: Simon Willison's Weblog
Python AI Django

PipeNetwork/minimax-h3-mlx

PipeNetwork/minimax-h3-mlx MiniMax released MiniMax-H3 two days ago - they describe it as a "a general-purpose, omni-modal generative system", which in practice means it accepts text, images, audio and video and can use…

Source: Simon Willison's Weblog
Python AI Django

llm 0.32

Release: llm 0.32 See my detailed blog post about this release. Tags: llm

Source: Simon Willison's Weblog
Java GitHub

quarkusio/quarkus: 3.27.5.1

Complete changelog #55627 - [3.27] Fix native image regression caused by Netty 4.1.136 SslContext API change #55721 - [3.27] Bump org.postgresql:postgresql from 42.7.11 to 42.7.13 #55793 - [3.27] Quarkus REST - Fix…

Source: Quarkus Releases quarkusbot
Java GitHub

quarkusio/quarkus: 3.33.3.1

Complete changelog #55628 - [3.33] Fix native image regression caused by Netty 4.1.136 SslContext API change #55792 - [3.33] Quarkus REST - Fix unbounded multipart part-header accumulation

Source: Quarkus Releases quarkusbot
Java GitHub

quarkusio/quarkus: 3.38.1

Complete changelog #54725 - Improve Basic authentication how-to #54781 - Vert.x's FileSystemOptions contains constants getting defined at build time #54885 - Tests do not start #55023 - Support management interface…

Source: Quarkus Releases quarkusbot
Java GitHub

ktorio/ktor: 3.5.2

Published 31 July 2026 Improvements KTOR-8032 RateLimit: Allow limit requests based on authentication result KTOR-9719 ApplicationCall.isStaticContent returns false when called from plugin interceptors KTOR-8450…

Source: Ktor Releases Stexxe
Django Python

Django security releases issued: 6.0.8 and 5.2.17

In accordance with our security release policy, the Django team is issuing releases for Django 6.0.8 and Django 5.2.17. These releases address the security issues detailed below. We encourage all users of Django to…

Source: Django Weblog Natalia Bidart
Java

This Week in Spring - August 4th, 2026

Hi, Spring fans! Welcome to another installment of This Week in Spring! It's the 4th of August! We're already in month eight of this year! Great Scott! This is an interesting project to help ensure idempotency keys for…

Source: Spring Blog joshlong
Rust

Enabling the next iteration of the borrow checker on nightly

TL;DR We are enabling the next iteration of the borrow checker (coined Polonius Alpha) on nightly in preparation for stabilization in the next few months. Whaaaaaat? Yes! You heard it right! The next iteration of the…

Source: Rust Blog Jack Huey
Rust

Funding team progress update — July 2026

Hi all! This is an update from the funding team. Established by the leadership council, the funding team is tasked with administering the Rust Foundation Maintainers Fund. Per RFC #3931, our initial focus has been on…

Source: Inside Rust Blog Niko Matsakis
Java

Idempotent REST Endpoints Without the Boilerplate

Stop Charging Your Users Twice: Idempotent REST Endpoints with One Annotation The problem nobody talks about until production A user taps "Pay." The request times out. Their app retries. Your server charges them twice.…

Source: Foojay Today Youssef Ben Henda
Python

Sending Emails Using Python

Learn how to send emails with Python using SMTP and smtplib, attach files, format HTML messages, and personalize bulk emails.

Source: Real Python
Python

Quiz: Sending Emails Using Python

Test what you know about sending email from Python with smtplib, building messages with EmailMessage, and connecting to real servers over SSL.

Source: Real Python
JavaScript

Reimplementing htmx from scratch

#​797 — August 4, 2026 Read on the Web JavaScript Weekly Next.js 16.3 Released — The newly expanded Next.js team (now including Dan Abramov and 𝕏 Pete Hunt!) has dropped the latest version of the popular React…

Source: JavaScript Weekly