We are delighted to announce BaseX 11.8, one more important step to the next major version.

Here are the most significant changes:

- [MOD] Lightning fast construction of ordered maps of all types - [MOD] fn:distinct-values, fn:duplicate-values: faster comparisons - [MOD] Faster map comparison (ordered and unordered) - [ADD] New function util:values-except - [ADD] XQuery 4.0 functionality (functions, %method annotation) - [MOD] XQuery fold functions: more early exits - [MOD] XQuery, fn:parse-xml: options added - [MOD] prof:variables: Better capture of in-scope variables - [FIX] Stricter permission checks when calling built-in functions

For a preview of the upcoming 12 features, please visit the following page…

https://docs.basex.org/12

…and have a look at our homepage to download the latest version:

https://basex.org

Have fun, Your BaseX Team