Reading through the details of this release, I have to say this sort of functional backend/compiler/performance, etc style releases make the whole product as a whole better in the long run. This tick/tock approach to releases is what every software project should strive for.<p>Too many consumer focused products become obsessively new-feature driven development [1], often to have new things to announce, or to appease the loudest whining customers/industry critics of the day (operating systems like MacOS, Windows, and mobile platforms are the classic examples).<p>Much like in the design world where saying "no" often and pushing back against fanciness is critical, the same in software for pushing towards general structural improvement iterations is key to making good software.<p>[1] Ignoring of course the bug-fixing-driven development cycle that many projects get trapped in.