Cloudflare Pages, a free cloud platform for deploying and hosting static JAMstack websites, is now generally available. Highlights include:

• Web analytics with the team adding developers will be able to track analytics on both their site's progress as well as performance later this week.
• The company is also working on making it possible to deploy web apps. Right now, developers are able to deploy a Worker function by including it in their /api or /functions directory, with Cloudflare making more updates towards this goal in the future.
• A new Cloudflare Access integration enabling protected previews, as well as live previews with Cloudflare Tunnel

Other notable features include built-in redirects, optimized images, and GitHub integration.

Perl 5 release manager and core developer Sawyer X announced he is stepping down from his role. He will release Perl 5.34.0 in May, however.

More:

• Sawyer X said he is stepping down because of the "continuous bullying and hostility" he says he's experienced from Perl community members as well as other Core developers. 
• The news comes after the Perl release manager said he was bullied for stating that he wished the Core team would remove a cruft in the language to make their jobs easier. 
• He will also be stepping down from the Steering Council, from the Perl security list, Perl Core, the TPF's Grants Committee, and his role as grant manager.

📈 Trending New Resources / Tools:

• One developer curated a list of free Python books for those of all skill levels. Topics cover web development, AI, data science, general computer science, and more.
• Frontend Toolkit offers a customizable set of utilities for repetitive frontend-related tasks.
• This Chrome extension makes it possible to easily and quickly record your screen with voice narration and publish to Jira with technical logs.
• Soft UI Dashboard is a Bootstrap 5 admin template for Bootstrap 5 features hundred of elements, designed blocks, and fully coded pages.

LAST WEEK'S NEWS AND RELEASES ROUNDUP 

Below is last week's developer news and tools roundup, listing out all the news and tool releases you need to know organized by language, browser, version control system, and so much more so you're ahead of the curve.

News:

• The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that Google was legally allowed to use part of Oracle's Java API while building its Android mobile operating system. The decision puts an end to the long-running Google vs. Oracle copyright case, which dominated tech industry headlines for years because of its potential implications for API usage as well as software and hardware interoperability.
• ...

Tool Release / Updates Recap:

Version Control:

• GitHub Sponsors now offers support for one-time payments and custom sponsorship amounts. As a result, you can now fund open source projects above or below their standard tiers.

Browsers:

• Microsoft Edge's Chromium-based desktop browser added more users than Mozilla's Firefox in the past few months, a new report from analytics firm StatCounter reveals. Google's Chrome dominated the desktop browser market with 67.14% of the market share, while Safari is the second most popular browser with a market share of 10.11%.

Editors:

• The Sublime Text editor will soon come with native Apple Silicon support, a software engineer working for the company revealed. Responding to a tweet offering a preview of Sublime 4, a software engineer working for Sublime revealed build 4100 will add native Apple Silicon support.
• JetBrains launched IntelliJ IDEA 2021.1, its first release of 2021. You can download it from the website or use the Toolbox App. Notable features from this release include:

Languages:

HTML / CSS:

• Tailwind CSS v2.1.0, a utility-first CSS framework for UI development, has been released. The new JIT engine is now a part of the core Tailwind CSS package and is available as an opt-in feature.

Python:

📅  Dev Calendar: 

Virtual Events:

• APRIL 12-14: API Conference. Conference covering web APIs and API design and management, featuring talks and workshops from experienced API architects.
• APRIL 13-JUNE 22: LeadDev Together. "A six-part event series held over 12 weekends addressing engineering leadership’s most fundamental challenges."
• APRIL 14: Vueconf.US. Vue.js conference hosted by the creator of Vue.js and the core team.
• APRIL 14-16...

Hackathons / Challenges:

• NOW-MAY 3: Monday apps contest challenging developers "to build apps that can alter the way teams work," with prizes including a Tesla Model S Long Range.
• APRIL 22-JULY 31: IBM launched the 2021 "Call for Code Global Challenge" calling on developers to submit solutions combatting climate change using open-source. Find out how to get started here.

Trending No-Code Tool Launches from March: Here's a recap of just some of the new no-code tools that have made waves in March, just in case you missed them. To receive similar updates and tool suggestions regularly subscribe to Inside NoCode.

Tools:

• Quickly add passwordless login to sites built on popular no-code website builders with the recently launched tool Cotter. The tool improves user experience by making it possible for users to sign up and login seamlessly.
• A new no-code form builder, Tally, that works like a text document has launched. With it, users can simply start typing and quickly build any type of form for free.
• WeWeb, a new no-code site builder that integrates with popular spreadsheets and marketing tools. Notable tool features include data fetching from Airtable, Google Sheets, headless CMSes, or any REST API, and the ability to use your own Vue.js or React components from your GitHub repo.
• No-code tool Yuzu combines automation and integrations like Zapier with the "people-orchestration" element of project management tools like Asana.
• Baserow.io is a self-hosted version of Airtable.
• Slog is a tool that makes it possible to turn your Slack channel messages into blog posts.
• MyTemplate is a no-code personal website builder specifically for developers.

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