2025 Issue #2 - Thursday, June 26 Not a subscriber yet? Sign up here. Ballerina Swan Lake Update 12 Released!Released in March 2025, the Ballerina Swan Lake Update 12 brings key improvements across the Ballerina runtime and developer tooling. What's new?
Check out the full release highlights and update today! Featured ContentSecure your services against quantum threats, directly in BallerinaBallerina now supports hybrid post-quantum digital signatures, combining classical cryptography with quantum-resistant algorithms. In Ballerina Swan Lake Update 12, support for FIPS-standardized post-quantum algorithms, including ML-DSA for digital signatures, has been introduced. Developers can now use post-quantum cryptography directly through Ballerina. Read more about this in Udara Pathum's blog. Discover how AI is transforming integration developmentAt WSO2Con Barcelona 2025, WSO2 unveiled how AI is revolutionizing integration development. The WSO2 Ballerina Integrator combines low-code and pro-code capabilities, enhancing developer productivity. AI tools assist in tasks such as natural language-based integration design, automated test generation, and data mapping. This approach simplifies complex integrations and makes them accessible to a broader range of developers. The session highlighted the future of integration, emphasizing smarter, faster, and more inclusive development processes. Watch Shafreen Anfar present at the WSO2Con Barcelona. Working with AWS Redshift Data API in BallerinaTwo featured blogs by Chathushka Ayash explore how Ballerina enhances integration with AWS Redshift through its new Data API connector. Enhancing Data Interactions with AWS Redshift: Introducing New Ballerina Redshift Data API introduces the connector’s capabilities to simplify access to your Amazon Redshift data warehouse by removing the complexities of managing database drivers, persistent connections, and credentials Advanced AWS Redshift Data API with Ballerina: Session Management & Temporary Tables dives deeper into advanced use cases, showing how to manage session persistence and temporary tables for efficient multi-step queries. Intelligent Process Automation (IPA) in action with BallerinaThe Intelligent Process Automation in Action blog by Dharshi Balasubramaniyam describes how to automate document processing, data extraction, and data entry using IPA. The concept of IPA and its significance in modern business operations is introduced, and the key components and benefits of IPA are outlined, highlighting how it can enhance efficiency and productivity. In addition, a step-by-step guide to implementing a specific use case of IPA is provided. Upcoming EventsThe Ultimate Idea HackathonRegistrations are now open for The Ultimate Idea Hackathon, an inter-university hackathon organized by IEEE Student Branch of University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka. This event challenges local undergraduates to innovate using Ballerina. Participants can enhance their coding skills, develop entrepreneurial ideas, and contribute to the future of technology. Don't miss this opportunity to showcase your innovation and be part of shaping the technological landscape. Register now at Innovate with Ballerina. Join us at WSO2Con Asia 2025: Platformless Modernization in action
Past EventsBoosting DevOps productivity with Ballerina and CoderIn May, at the Coder Austin Network meetup, Anupama Pathirage explored how Ballerina simplified cloud-native development, making deployment more than just an afterthought.
Exploring Ballerina at APIIT Sri LankaIn May, Anjana Supun and Dulmina Renuke delivered an engaging and insightful session on the Ballerina programming language at APIIT Sri Lanka. The session was organized by Randil Withanage from the FCS Club.
Modern software security practices for Robert Gordon UniversityIn April, the Department of Computer Science at Robert Gordon University hosted a virtual workshop on Modern Software Security Practices, expertly led by Chamupathi Gigara Hettige.
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