Unveiling the Detailed Account: An Examination of the Subject Matter
Ready to check out the latest updates in the Camunda 8.8-alpha release, aka the "May 2025 alpha"? Here's what you need to know:
First off, the focus this month is on improving core components and introducing some cool new features. Let's dive in!
Core Improvements:
- Zeebe: The Zeebe team packed a punch with big fixes for this release, improving engine stability.
- Operate: Our Operate engineering team tackled several bug fixes, boosting reliability and user experience.
- Tasklist: Camunda engineers kept up their game, focusing on bug fixes to enhance workflow management.
Web Modeler Upgrades:
- Azure Repos Sync: Excitingly, Camunda now supports an integration with Azure DevOps. With this integration, direct synchronization with Azure repositories is possible, streamlining code and process management.
- FEEL Copilot: Pro- and low-code developers using Web Modeler SaaS can now write FEEL expressions with an integrated editor. This editor automatically pulls in process variables and context, making it easy to create business logic in Camunda. SaaS users also get the 'FEEL Copilot', which takes advantage of integrated generative AI to write and debug executable FEEL expressions.
Desktop Modeler Enhancements:
- Process Application Deployment: In this alpha release, process applications can now be deployed as a single bundle of files. This new deployment method supports deployment binding for called processes, decisions, and linked forms.
- Deployed Decision Link to Operate: After deploying a DMN file in Desktop Modeler, links to the deployed decisions in Operate are displayed in the success notification.
- Enhanced FEEL Suggestions: Literals such as , , and logic symbols (e.g., ) are now displayed in autocompletion for faster and easier expression writing.
Stay tuned for further updates on the Camunda 8.8-alpha release! For more details, be sure to review the release notes and let us know here if you have any questions or feedback. Don't miss out on the action; try the latest version today with a free trial!
With Camunda 8.8-alpha, technology is integrated into the process orchestration workflow as the Web Modeler SaaS now offers an FEEL Copilot, which leverages AI to write and debug executable FEEL expressions. Additionally, core components like Zeebe, Operate, and Tasklist have been improved through various fixes, aiming to enhance engine stability and user experience.
