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Google Play's API 36 deadline passed — here's the extension and the upgrade checklist

On August 31, 2026, Google Play stopped accepting new apps and app updates that don't target Android 16 (API level 36). If you haven't upgraded yet, you're not reading a warning about the future…

  • Google Play stopped accepting apps for API levels below 36 on August 31, 2026
  • Extension available until November 1, 2026 for late upgrades
  • Apps on lower API targets will become uninstalable on newer devices

Zig 0.17 Split Its Build Into Two Processes: Why That Matters

The most important change in Zig 0.17.0 is not a language feature. It is the build system being split into two separate executables: one that evaluates your build.zig script (the configurer), and one…

  • Zig 0.17.0 splits build system into configurer and maker processes
  • Configurer generates compact binary serialization of build graph
  • Maker consumes serialization to execute build steps

Polly v8 Rewrote Itself From Scratch. Here's What Actually Changed

Polly showed up briefly in an earlier post on modernising a legacy enterprise codebase on this blog, wiring resilience into a set of external calls that used to fail with nothing but a bare try/catch.

  • Polly v8 introduces a ResiliencePipeline built from named strategies
  • Strategies configured through their own options type and added to pipeline
  • TimeProvider allows custom clock for time-based strategies in v8

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