Darklang Release 7

November 1, 2022

See the blog post for further discussion.

Editor improvements

• Remove expandable sidebar, make collapsed sidebar more reliable (#4511)

• Improve editor load time, using preconnects and preloads (#4520, #4519)

• Show the return type of called functions in the documentation box (#4510)

• Fix parameter display when using package functions (#4516)

• Deleting a selected range of code now handles situations where the code reflows during deletion (#4531)

• Fix bugs when copy/pasting match expressions and patterns (#4513)

• Upgrade icons to Fontawesome 6 (#4565)

• Fix a few tuple interactions (#4521)

Standard library

• Rename String::toFloat_v1 to Float::parse_v0 (#4536)

• All standard library functions now use pretty formatting in their docstrings (#4535)

HTTP server

• Use new logo in favicon (#4562)

Documentation

• Document mouse-based shortcuts (#281)

• Document additional shortcut to bring up command palette (#268)

• Redo the sharing Dark page (#282)

• Use new Darklang logos; optimize using tinypng.io (#282, #283)

• Mention GitHub Discussions as a feedback forum (#269)

• Explain how the HTTP handlers work (#267)

Internal

• Use exact package versions and prevent hang during npm install (#4566)

• Use gcloud storage commands instead of gsutil for deployment (#4525)

• Remove old backend/templates directory (#4517)

• Update sidebar to use Tailwind (#4511)

• Refactor and simplify editor loading, move FontAwesome to a CDN, combine multiple files, remove old implementation (#4520, #4519)

• Create dependabot.yml for docs, update packages (#270, #271)