Dapr 1.12: Distributed Application Runtime Evolution

Introduction

Dapr 1.12, released on September 5, 2024, advances distributed application runtime with improved building blocks, enhanced performance, better integration, and expanded features. This release makes Dapr more powerful for building distributed applications.

Building Blocks

• State management improvements provide better state management capabilities.
• Pub/Sub enhancements enable better messaging capabilities.
• Service invocation improvements provide better service-to-service communication.
• Bindings enhancements enable better integration with external systems.

Performance Improvements

1. Latency reductions minimize the overhead of Dapr operations.
2. Throughput improvements enable better handling of high-traffic workloads.
3. Resource usage optimizations reduce CPU and memory consumption.
4. Caching improvements provide better response times.

Integration Enhancements

• Component support expansion supports more components and integrations.
• Middleware improvements enable better middleware capabilities.
• Observability enhancements provide better observability integration.
• Security improvements provide better security features.

Feature Expansion

• Workflow support enables workflow orchestration capabilities.
• Actor model improvements provide better actor model support.
• Configuration management enhancements enable better configuration management.
• API improvements enable better programmatic access to Dapr capabilities.

Getting Started

# Install Dapr
helm repo add dapr https://dapr.github.io/helm-charts/
helm install dapr dapr/dapr --namespace dapr-system --create-namespace

Summary

Dapr 1.12 continues to evolve as a leading distributed application runtime, providing teams with powerful capabilities for building distributed applications.