April Highlights: Launch Week and Opportunities

April was a good month for MeteorJS with new releases, opportunities, and important announcements. Let’s read about it. Meteor Releases Meteor 3.0-rc: We're thrilled to announce Meteor 3.0-rc.0, our first Release Candidate. This marks a significant update, incorporating new features and crucial fixes. What includes and how to test you can read on the [Meteor Forum post.](~/AAAHUQA~/RgRoF6tiP0UgZTIyNTk1ZGNiNmU2YmJmMzZjMzg5NTZjYjA1N2Y4NzdEOWh0dHBzOi8vZm9ydW1zLm1ldGVvci5jb20vdC9tZXRlb3ItMy0wLXJjLTAtaXMtb3V0LzYxNTE1P1cFc3BjZXVCCmY0YiY1ZvxQDY5SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkyQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAABnjQ~~) Meteor 2.16 first beta: Our latest release, Meteor 2.16-beta.1, is packed with enhancements like observeChangesAsync and observeAsync for better async support in Meteor 2.x and optimized Oplog tailing performance with new Mongo package options. Now you can include or exclude specific collections to boost efficiency. Read more on the [Meteor Forum post](~/AAAHUQA~/RgRoF6tiP0UgMTI4NGQ4NjI2YzY3ZWUyYzQ1NzM5ZGMyZDVlNTRhNGJEQWh0dHBzOi8vZm9ydW1zLm1ldGVvci5jb20vdC9tZXRlb3ItdjItMTYtZmlyc3QtYmV0YS1pcy1vdXQvNjE1NDY_VwVzcGNldUIKZjRiJjVm_FANjlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTJAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAGeN).~/AAAHUQA~/RgRoF6tiP0UgMTI4NGQ4NjI2YzY3ZWUyYzQ1NzM5ZGMyZDVlNTRhNGJEQWh0dHBzOi8vZm9ydW1zLm1ldGVvci5jb20vdC9tZXRlb3ItdjItMTYtZmlyc3QtYmV0YS1pcy1vdXQvNjE1NDY_VwVzcGNldUIKZjRiJjVm_FANjlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTJAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAGeN~/AAAHUQA~/RgRoF6tiP0UgMTI4NGQ4NjI2YzY3ZWUyYzQ1NzM5ZGMyZDVlNTRhNGJEQWh0dHBzOi8vZm9ydW1zLm1ldGVvci5jb20vdC9tZXRlb3ItdjItMTYtZmlyc3QtYmV0YS1pcy1vdXQvNjE1NDY_VwVzcGNldUIKZjRiJjVm_FANjlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTJAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAGeN Changes & Opportunities Meteor Core Team: This month, Gabriel Grubba and Tatiana Barros from the Meteor Team are taking different paths. Our CEO, Fred Maia [posted about it in our Forum](~/AAAHUQA~/RgRoF6tiP0UgY2Y1ZmU3NDRhNTAxYzdmZjM4NDg5ODdhMTIzZDE3NWFEU2h0dHBzOi8vZm9ydW1zLm1ldGVvci5jb20vdC9jaGFuZ2VzLWluLXRoZS1tZXRlb3ItdGVhbS1hbmQtYS1uZXctb3Bwb3J0dW5pdHkvNjE0OTQ_VwVzcGNldUIKZjRiJjVm_FANjlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTJAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAGeN) with a new opportunity for a Software engineer to the MeteorJS core team. The role has already been assigned to [Leonardo Venturini](~/AAAHUQA~/RgRoF6tiP0UgZjU4NGY1MDUyYWM3MTE1YTU0M2RkOWU1N2RkN2ZmMWNEL2h0dHBzOi8vd3d3LmxpbmtlZGluLmNvbS9pbi9sZW9uYXJkby12ZW50dXJpbmkvVwVzcGNldUIKZjRiJjVm_FANjlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTJAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAGeN), who has over 5 years of experience with Meteor.js and is the creator/maintainer of the Meteor Dev Tools Chrome extension. Another opportunity: We have one more role for a Software Engineer to work on Galaxy / Meteor Cloud. You can read all the specificities on [We Work Meteor](~/AAAHUQA~/RgRoF6tiP0UgNGMwOWYxM2UxNTA4NzcwYmE2OWJmMjllZTFkMmY2N2NEYWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lndld29ya21ldGVvci5jb20vam9icy90Rm1DSDhFcFJMcEZodjdFVC9taWQtbGV2ZWwtc29mdHdhcmUtZW5naW5lZXItbWV0ZW9yLWNsb3VkLXRlYW1XBXNwY2V1QgpmNGImNWb8UA2OUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MkBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAZ40~), which is back, and apply for this role [here](~/AAAHUQA~/RgRoF6tiP0UgMWM4MWVhNjNjNDgwNjliMTUzYjUwMjNhNzhjZjFiNWVELWh0dHBzOi8vbWV0ZW9yLnNvZnR3YXJlL3NvZnQtZW5nLW1ldGVvci1jbG91ZFcFc3BjZXVCCmY0YiY1ZvxQDY5SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkyQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAABnjQ~~). [We Work Meteor Website] Special Announcement We are pleased to announce the Meteor 3 and Galaxy 2 Launch Week! Scheduled from May 13th to May 16th, we are introducing significant updates for Meteor and Galaxy, featuring the release of Meteor 3.0, revamped Galaxy 2.0 with new UI/UX, and fresh integrations with MongoDB and Monti APM. [Register today](~/AAAHUQA~/RgRoF6tiP0UgYmE3NWMwNGI2MzY5MzBkODMyMGRjMTk5Y2E3NWFhYzFEL2h0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm1ldGVvci5jb20vbWV0ZW9yLTMtZ2FsYXh5LTItbGF1bmNoVwVzcGNldUIKZjRiJjVm_FANjlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTJAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAGeN) and have a chance to gain credits on Galaxy! [Meteor 3 and Galaxy 2 Launch Week Landing Page] Meteor Community Happens TWIM: During the latest episode of This Week in Meteor [“How MeteorJS ACTUALLY Works”](~/AAAHUQA~/RgRoF6tiP0UgODI5YjRhNTFhZjNiNWIyMTc5NTI3NWQ1NjQyZWJiZjdEK2h0dHBzOi8vd3d3LnlvdXR1YmUuY29tL3dhdGNoP3Y9bFAzd3E4TVp5dkFXBXNwY2V1QgpmNGImNWb8UA2OUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MkBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAZ40~), Kelly Copler, a Meteor Community Contributor, joined the show to discuss topics such as React 19 Beta, Node 22, and security concerns surrounding 7 API. The episode also covered the inner workings of MeteorJS testing. One of the episodes titled ["Will AI Take Software Dev Jobs?"](~/AAAHUQA~/RgRoF6tiP0UgYmVkYzZlODM4NDUzMDQ5NjI1MDJhNjA0NDE1YmE0YzhEK2h0dHBzOi8vd3d3LnlvdXR1YmUuY29tL3dhdGNoP3Y9Yk9sNHczZEQ4Q2tXBXNwY2V1QgpmNGImNWb8UA2OUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MkBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAZ40~) discusses the potential impact of AI on software development jobs. This information is available in the episode's description. 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