Development in June was focused again on NimbyScript. The language has progressed to the point of being usable, but it's still lacking some basic features. One of these features, memory ownership (think lists, allocating memory, etc) is a very complex subject and it is for now being postponed. 1.17 will feature NimbyScript, but it will be as a non-editable preview, since it's still too immature and any code written in its current state would be invalidated in the future.
But not everything will be a technical test. Two often requested features will also be implemented: recolorable UI and an alert log. Read more in the full devblog:
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