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title: Hacktober, Camunda 8.1 Release, Champion Application Deadline, & More
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Here are the latest updates from the Camunda Universe. Details inside!

| View in browser Hi there,   The start of November brings the end of Hacktoberfest! We had really great contributions this year with almost 40 total pull requests from nine separate contributors across five different repos.    If you contributed, it's not too late to submit our form and help plant trees where they are needed most and claim your exclusive Hacktoberfest x Camunda t-shirt. 🎉 WEBINAR Top Process Orchestration Trends of 2023   Another year is almost over, but what do your processes have to show for it? Join us to learn what technologies are shaping the future of automation and make sure 2023 is the year of process improvement. Register Today. BLOG   How to Build a Camunda Platform 8 Connector One of the coolest features of Camunda 8.1 is our Connector SDK and we can't wait to see what our community builds! In this article, Developer Advocate Josh Wulf walks you through building a connector. Learn more. BLOG   A Technical Sneak Peek into Inbound Connectors Alongside Camunda 8.1   Once you read all about how to build an outbound connector, start learning how to build inbound connectors ahead of our next release. Read now.   NEWS FROM OUR DEVS: PRODUCT UPDATES Camunda Platform 8.2.0-alpha1 The first alpha release introduces a less pessimistic backpressure algorithm, and includes new out-of-box connectors and bug fixes. Camunda Optimize 3.10.0 alpha1 released The first alpha release includes "Smart" bar charts that enhance readability with adaptive orientation and sorting, and allows for Self-Managed users to delete backups via API and disable hostname verification. Desktop Modeler 5.5.0 This release features enhancements to the form preview mode that allows you to edit and preview forms simultaneously. Camunda Platform 7.19.0-alpha1 released This first alpha release features improved engine load times, adds support for basic authentication in OpenAPI specification, and has bug fixes. UPCOMING EVENTS November 16 Demo - Camunda 8 Demo - Join Live Later This Month December 8 Question Corner - Ask Our Experts Anything - Register Now December 15 Webinar - Top Process Orchestration Trends - Save Your Seat View All Events COMMUNITY CONTRIBUTIONS We are always blown away by our amazing community! Here is a recent contribution that we're really excited about: Camunda 7 Loading Times: See how Camunda Champion Tobias Schäfer's pull request turned into an issue with a fix released in Camunda 7.19. Wondering how to connect with your local Camunda community? Join a Chapter through our Camunda meet-up page or start your own! Here are just a few upcoming meet-up events:  A Dashboard Creator Suite for Predictive Process Monitoring hosted by Camunda Chapter: Hamburg virtually in German on November 14. Sign up now. Camunda 8 - El Future de la automatización empresarial hosted by Camunda Chapter: Peru virtually in Spanish on November 24. Sign up now. KEEP IN TOUCH Our community makes us who we are. We encourage you to ask questions and share feedback. Reach out to us at community@camunda.com. Like this newsletter? Tell your friends about it!   Luca Buchholz Community Manager at Camunda       © 2022 Camunda - All Rights Reserved Camunda Inc., Suite 1600, 475 Sansome Street, San Francisco, CA 94111, USA, +1 415-513-0111 Manage preferences |
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