# Project Update: Iris is Evolving π±
Dear Iris Community,
You might have noticed a recent lull in activity on the Iris repository. I want to assure you that this silence is not without reason. For the past **3-4 months**, I've been diligently working on the next major release of Iris.
This upcoming version is poised to be a significant leap forward, fully embracing the **Generics** feature introduced in Go. We're not just stopping at Generics, though. Expect a suite of **new features**, **enhancements**, and **optimizations** that will elevate your development experience to new heights.
My journey with Go spans over **8 years**, and with each year, my expertise and understanding of the language deepen. This accumulated knowledge is being poured into Iris, ensuring that the framework not only evolves with the language but also with the community's growing needs.
Stay tuned for more updates, and thank you for your continued support and patience. The wait will be worth it.
Warm regards,
Gerasimos (Makis) Maropoulos
# Iris Web Framework
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Iris is a fast, simple yet fully featured and very efficient web framework for Go.
It provides a beautifully expressive and easy to use foundation for your next website or API.
Learn what [others saying about Iris](https://www.iris-go.com/#review) and **[star](https://github.com/kataras/iris/stargazers)** this open-source project to support its potentials.
[![](https://iris-go.com/images/reviews.gif)](https://iris-go.com/testimonials/)
[![Benchmarks: Jul 18, 2020 at 10:46am (UTC)](https://iris-go.com/images/benchmarks.svg)](https://github.com/kataras/server-benchmarks)
```go
package main
import "github.com/kataras/iris/v12"
func main() {
app := iris.New()
app.Use(iris.Compression)
app.Get("/", func(ctx iris.Context) {
ctx.HTML("Hello %s!", "World")
})
app.Listen(":8080")
}
```
As one [Go developer](https://twitter.com/dkuye/status/1532087942696554497) once said, **Iris got you covered all-round and standing strong over the years**.
Some of the features Iris offers:
* HTTP/2 (Push, even Embedded data)
* Middleware (Accesslog, Basicauth, CORS, gRPC, Anti-Bot hCaptcha, JWT, MethodOverride, ModRevision, Monitor, PPROF, Ratelimit, Anti-Bot reCaptcha, Recovery, RequestID, Rewrite)
* API Versioning
* Model-View-Controller
* Websockets
* gRPC
* Auto-HTTPS
* Builtin support for ngrok to put your app on the internet, the fastest way
* Unique Router with dynamic path as parameter with standard types like :uuid, :string, :int... and the ability to create your own
* Compression
* View Engines (HTML, Django, Handlebars, Pug/Jade and more)
* Create your own File Server and host your own WebDAV server
* Cache
* Localization (i18n, sitemap)
* Sessions
* Rich Responses (HTML, Text, Markdown, XML, YAML, Binary, JSON, JSONP, Protocol Buffers, MessagePack, Content Negotiation, Streaming, Server-Sent Events and more)
* Response Compression (gzip, deflate, brotli, snappy, s2)
* Rich Requests (Bind URL Query, Headers, Form, Text, XML, YAML, Binary, JSON, Validation, Protocol Buffers, MessagePack and more)
* Dependency Injection (MVC, Handlers, API Routers)
* Testing Suite
* And the most important... you get fast answers and support from the 1st day until now - that's six full years!
## π Supporters
With your help, we can improve Open Source web development for everyone!