WaveMaker family, we are excited to announce the latest iteration of our platform, WaveMaker 11.8.0, and it’s packed with significant enhancements - most notably, the upgrade to Expo SDK 50.

Why this Upgrade Matters​

We know developers are always on the lookout for tools that simplify workflows and enhance efficiency. With this new version, we’ve not only improved performance but also brought in new features that could help developers save time and effort in areas where frequent testing is needed. Here's a sneak peek at what you can expect.

We are happy to announce new updates in WaveMaker that will enhance your development experience and application quality. This is a product update for the months of June and July 2024.

This blog post provides an important update for developers regarding the support for application deployments with Java 17 and 21. Starting with release 11.7.4, WaveMaker applications will now support deployment on web servers running Java 17 and Java 21, along with continued support for Java 11.

In accordance with web accessibility standards, the <label> tag is specifically intended for use within Forms. To ensure proper accessibility, WaveMaker is implementing changes to how label widgets are handled. Therefore, the <label> tag used out of the forms will replace with <p>, <h1> to <h6> tags based on the class or type attribute of that element.

WaveMaker Release 11.7 is scheduled for the 29th of April 2024 and the release will include an update to Angular 16. This upgrade will enhance your application development experience and performance.

As part of our endeavor to get better and use the best of the tech stack available, we have upgraded the underlying framework of WaveMaker Studio from AngularJS to latest version of Angular. During this rewrite we also improved the overall user experience of the studio user.

Deprecation notice for Cordova project type​

With the release of 11.6.0, we will start providing minimal support to Cordova projects. However, by June 2024 we will end our complete support for Cordova projects and users will not be provided with any new patches/updates in further releases.

Background​

WaveMaker’s support for developing mobile applications was launched in 2015 with Cordova as the underlying framework. But with multiple advancements, in 2022, we released support for creating React Native mobile applications.

Why React Native​

With better performance and the latest technology, React Native stands as the first choice for application development. To understand more about how React Native is better than Cordova, see React Native or Cordova.

Exciting news for WaveMaker developers! The upcoming upgrade of the WaveMaker Web Apps Charting libraries, scheduled for Release 11.5.3 in the fourth week of January 2024, introduces significant improvements derived from both D3.js and NVD3.

This update ensures compatibility with modern web standards and offers a more streamlined experience for developers.

WaveMaker Release 11.5 is scheduled for the 4th week of November 2023 and the release will include an update to Angular 15, as well as an upgrade to Node.js 18.16.1.! This is a significant upgrade that will help improve your application development experience and performance.

Design tokens are platform-agnostic variables. They are the single source of truth for the design system, and all applications that use the design system refer to them.

Design tokens allow designers to make sweeping changes to the look and feel of a product by simply changing the value of a single token. They are typically defined in human-readable formats like JSON or YAML, which makes them easy to understand and maintain.

Design tokens codify design decisions in a way that is easy to enforce, which helps to ensure consistency across all products that use the design system.