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Git 2.55 Lands with Big Speedups for Large Linux Repositories

Git 2.55 adds Linux support for its built-in FSMonitor daemon, helping large repositories avoid costly working-tree scans.

Epic Games has open-sourced Lore, a Rust-based version control system built for massive game and media projects with large binary assets.

Godot 4.7 adds HDR output on Linux Wayland, a new Asset Store, AreaLight3D, Android export improvements, shader previews, and more.

Qt Creator 20 adds AI coding agent support, expanded MCP integration, GN projects, Zen Mode, and remote debugging improvements.

Rust 1.96 lands with new core range types, stabilized assert matching macros, WebAssembly linker changes, and Cargo security fixes.

Apache NetBeans 30 is now available with JDK 21 as the minimum runtime, Maven 3.9.15, Ant 1.10.17, and Java editor fixes.

GitLab has confirmed workforce reductions and organizational changes as it shifts its platform strategy to focus on AI agents.

KDE Frameworks 6.26 is out with updates across KIO, Baloo, Kirigami, KCalendarCore, KImageformats, and more.

Node.js 26 debuts with Temporal enabled by default, V8 14.6, Undici 8, and several deprecated APIs removed.

PHP officially retires its legacy PHP License 3.01 after completing the move to the standard BSD 3-Clause license.