blog: release-0.18

Author: Chemaclass

composer.json

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
     "require": {
         "php": ">=8.2",
         "ext-json": "*",
-        "phel-lang/phel-lang": "^0.17",
+        "phel-lang/phel-lang": "^0.18",
         "gacela-project/gacela": "^1.9"
     },
     "require-dev": {

composer.lock

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+title = "Release: v0.18.0"
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+
+## Going PHARther
+
+### ✨ TL;DR
+
+You can now use Phel as a single executable PHAR!
+
+This release introduces a build script that packages the entire Phel runtime and tooling into one standalone file — making installation, distribution, and usage easier than ever.
+
+## Highlights
+
+### 🥇 New Features
+
+- `str/pad-left` and `str/pad-right` functions for string padding operations
+- `trace/dotrace` for low-level runtime tracing
+- `trace/dbg` for quick and convenient value debugging
+- New `phel ns` command to interact with namespaces
+- Added `[inspect]` argument to `phel ns` for viewing namespace metadata
+- Script for building a standalone PHAR executable
+- Enabled opcache for faster file compilation and execution
+- `--clear-opcache` option in `phel run` for clearing PHP opcode cache
+
+## Full list
+
+For a full list of changes, have a look at  
+the [release notes](https://github.com/phel-lang/phel-lang/releases/tag/v0.18.0).