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  1. 2021-09-21

    Meteor Monthly Wrap-Up #8: September 2021

    In this episode, we cover everything from releases to Meteor Meetups, the new 2.4 release, The Meteor Spotlight Podcast, Meteor Impact 2021.  There was a lot to cover on the open-source side, which included:  Meteor 2.4 Highlights: Newcomers: Meteor NPM installer is now available for all platforms.Performance: reify has been updated to v0.22.1 which reduces the overhead of import statements and some uses of export ... from, especially when a module is imported a large number of times or re-exports a large number of exports from other modules. PRs 1, 2reify adds no more than 1s of overhead to import { Web, Add } from '@material-ui/icons/esm/index.js' (edited) Though a slow mobile browser will have morePerformance: Support for publication strategies in livedata server #11368New feature: Email package now allows setting Email.customTransport to override sending method.Update: Apollo skeleton has been upgraded for Apollo server v3Update: Typescript updated to v4.3.5Meteor Spotlight Podcast:  In our latest episode of the Meteor Spotlight Podcast, we featured our friend Eric Omeig from Boom Learning. Eric Oemig is a former Washington State Senator and the technical co-founder of Boom Learning. His company’s flagship product, Boom Cards, is used by millions of students around the world. Boom Cards are built on Meteor and have been hosting on Galaxy since 2014. To learn more about Boom Learning and Boom Cards,  what they do, and how they're scaling with Meteor, tune in to the episode! We cover everything from their tech stack, growth during the pandemic, to their journey with Galaxy.  We also have another episode coming up in a few weeks - stay tuned for more details on that!  Meteor Impact:  Meteor Impact will be happening on October 21st and 22nd - if you're interested in being a speaker, please reach out to elysse@meteor.com for more information!  This year's conference will also include a five-day Hackathon filled with prizes and networking opportunities! The Meteor Hackathon will be held from October 15th to October 22nd (a 7-day event), focusing on building knowledge and understanding in Meteor.js, Meteor Cloud, and javascript. Click here to register for the Hackathon.  You and your team can build a product with a clear revenue stream, a non-profit, open-source, or anything in between, BUT it should be usable and deployed on Galaxy at the end. Make your teams and register today as we have limited spots - Click here to register!  Thanks for listening!  Important Links:  Boom Learning Podcast: Click here Hackathon Information: Click here  Meteor Impact Conference: Click here 2.4 Release - Blog: Click here

    16 min
  2. 2021-07-27

    Meteor Monthly Wrap-Up #7: Summer 2021

    In this episode, we cover everything from releases to Meteor Meetups, the new 2.3, 2.3.1, 2.3.2 release, as well as Meteor Impact 2021.  There was a lot to cover on the open-source side, which included:  Meteor 2.3, 2.3.1, 2.3.2 Highlights: New env variable METEOR_TOOL_ENABLE_REIFY_RUNTIME_CACHENew flag --platforms have been added to the build commandAndroid new artifact formatFixed long-standing bug causing server restartsSkeletons dependencies updated to the latest versionTypescript update to 4.3.2Meteor Meet-ups:  The next Meteor Meet-up will be happening on July 28th and will be the German meet-up! If you're interested in joining the session, click here for more. As mentioned previously, our meet-ups are remote for the time being until we can transition back into in-person meetings. We'd also love to have more speakers for these sessions, so if you're interested, please reach out to elysse@meteor.com! We'd love to hear from you.  Meteor Impact:  Meteor Impact will be happening on October 21st and 22nd - if you're interested in being a speaker, please reach out to elysse@meteor.com for more information!  This year's conference will also include a five-day Hackathon filled with prizes and networking opportunities! The Meteor Hackathon will be held from October 15th to October 22nd (a 7-day event), focusing on building knowledge and understanding in Meteor.js, Meteor Cloud, and javascript. You and your team can build a product with a clear revenue stream, a non-profit, open-source, or anything in between, BUT it should be usable and deployed on Galaxy at the end. Make your teams and register today as we have limited spots - Click here to register!  Social Spotlight:  We're highlighting different Meteor applications on our social channels for the weekly social spotlight campaign. This would run cross-platform (all channels) and contains an overview of your company/app as well as links to any specific CTA you'd like. You can fill out this form here if you'd like to be a part of our social spotlight series!  Thanks for listening!

    14 min

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