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PHOENIX DITCHES BABEL FOR JEST, MODERNIZES BUILD CHAIN

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Phoenix removes a build dependency that's been dead weight for years, cutting complexity while the CI pipeline gets its first major upgrades in months.

The framework dropped Babel entirely in favor of Node's native `--experimental-vm-modules` flag [1], simplifying the test infrastructure without sacrificing functionality. This is the kind of cleanup that compounds. Fewer dependencies mean fewer security surface areas and faster test runs. Meanwhile, ESLint jumped from 10.4.1 to 10.6.0 [2], bringing new rule capabilities that'll catch more bugs before they leave local machines. The CI pipeline is getting real attention too: actions/checkout jumped a full major version to 7.0.0 [5], tightening fork PR security with new protections against pull_request_target attacks. Both actions/cache [3] and git-auto-commit-action [4] shipped updates handling edge cases that affect large repositories. These aren't flashy changes, but they're the kind that make production deployments feel snappier and CI logs less cluttered.

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  1. [1] remove babel for jest phoenixframework/phoenix
  2. [2] Bump the minor-and-patch group with 2 updates ↗ phoenixframework/phoenix
  3. [3] Bump actions/cache from 5.0.5 to 6.1.0 ↗ phoenixframework/phoenix
  4. [4] Bump stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action from 7.1.0 to 7.2.0 ↗ phoenixframework/phoenix
  5. [5] Bump actions/checkout from 6.0.2 to 7.0.0 ↗ phoenixframework/phoenix

Quick answers

What shipped in Elixir & Phoenix on July 3, 2026?
Phoenix removes a build dependency that's been dead weight for years, cutting complexity while the CI pipeline gets its first major upgrades in months. In total, 1 commits and 5 pull requests landed.
Who contributed to Elixir & Phoenix on July 3, 2026?
1 developer shipped this update, including dependabot[bot].
What were the notable Elixir & Phoenix updates?
remove babel for jest, Bump the minor-and-patch group with 2 updates, and Bump actions/cache from 5.0.5 to 6.1.0.

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