Hi all, We’ve released BaseX 12.4. It comes a bunch of new built-in XQuery functions for running queries in parallel (for-each, fork-any, reduce), for improved string similarity operations (ngrams, token set/sort ratio), new binary functions for counting & settings bits, atomic creation of databases with binary & value resources, improved encoding detection and streaming when creating ZIP archives and numerous more tweaks. Some more details: XQUERY FUNCTIONS - XQuery Module, parallelization: for-each, fork-any, reduce - String Module: new functions for ngrams & token set/sort ratio - Binary Module: bin:rotate, functions for counting & settings bits - Database Module, DB creation: support for binary & value resources - Archive Module: improved encoding detection, better streaming XQUERY PERFORMANCE - index rewritings for numeric predicates: //city[@code = 12763] - evaluate loop-invariant predicates only once - faster sorting of primitive value sequences - callback functions: improved type propagation FIXES & TWEAKS - command-line: newline added after the result of a query - error feedback: improved 'did you mean' suggestions - parsing of CSV files with empty lines - GUI: higher trace output limits For a preview of the added features, please visit the following page: https://docs.basex.org/13 Visit our homepage to download the latest version: https://basex.org Christian BaseX Team