Overheard at Config: Day 0

Config conference begins with day zero events and discussions.

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Google opens the Play Store to external billing in the US, UK, and Europe next week

Google will open the Play Store to external payments in the US, UK, and Europe on June 30, reducing developer fees to 10% on the first $1 million in annual earnings.

Ending All Respiratory Infections

Intercept, a $500 million philanthropic initiative, aims to eliminate respiratory infections like colds and flu by funding broad-spectrum preventatives and air cleaning technologies.

Mixing Visual and Textual Code

Hybrid ClojureScript, a new programming language, allows developers to integrate visual interactive syntax directly into code, enabling a mix of textual and visual expression for domain-specific ideas.

LuaJIT 3.0 proposed syntax extensions

LuaJIT 3.0 proposes new syntax extensions to improve developer quality-of-life, drawing from proven concepts in other languages while maintaining backward compatibility and avoiding ambiguity.

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