Gleam v1.7.0 Enhancements: Performance Upgrades and New Features

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Gleam v1.7.0 Enhancements: Performance Upgrades and New Features

Source: gleam.run

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The release of Gleam v1.7.0 brings a range of improvements aimed at enhancing performance and user experience. Key features include monomorphisation of record updates for faster performance, a new dynamic decoder code generation feature to simplify type handling, improved security for Hex package credentials, and better package namespace management. Semantic versioning is now promoted more vigorously, ensuring better package quality. Other enhancements include customizable error messages for pattern assertions, optimizations for JavaScript bit arrays, and more informative hover actions in the language server. The update also addresses installation and compilation efficiency, particularly with Erlang dependencies, affirming Gleam's commitment to providing a user-friendly development experience.

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