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Xojo 2024 Release 4 Integrates Mac Sandboxing, Hardened Runtime and Notarization, more

Xojo, Inc., the developers behind Xojo—a cross-platform development tool and programming language—has unveiled Xojo 2024 Release 4. 

Xojo, Inc., the developers behind Xojo—a cross-platform development tool and programming language—has unveiled Xojo 2024 Release 4. 

This update introduces Mac app Sandboxing, Hardened Runtime and Notarization from the Xojo IDE, improves upon the preemptive threading feature while continuing to advance Android support and improve overall performance. According to Xojo Senior Engineer Paul Lefebvre, new features and updates include:

  • Integrated Mac app Sandboxing, Hardened Runtime and Notarization
  • Improved performance, especially with preemptive threads, due to a new internal object/string locking mechanism
  • XojoScript on Windows ARM64
  • DesktopWindow.ShowPopover positioning
  • Code Editor selection matching
  • URLConnection.FollowRedirects settable property
  • Explicit TLS v1.3 support for SSLSocket
  • Android support for ByRef, Operator_Convert, Operator_Lookup, Structure and Localized Strings

About Xojo
Xojo is a cross-platform development tool for building native applications for macOS, Windows, Linux, iOS, Android, the web, and Raspberry Pi. Since its inception more than 25 years ago, Xojo has fostered a vibrant community of developers united by their shared love for technology and the limitless possibilities it brings. For more information, visit Xojo at https://www.xojo.com. Xojo 2024 Release 4 is available at https://www.xojo.com/download.

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Dennis Sellers is the editor/publisher of Apple World Today. He’s been an “Apple journalist” since 1995 (starting with the first big Apple news site, MacCentral). He loves to read, run, play sports, and watch movies.