Apache APISIX version 2.9 is released!

Compared with the traditional authentication mode, the centralized authentication mode has the following advantages: first, it simplifies the application development process, reduces the development application workload and maintenance costs, and avoids repeated development of authentication code for each application; second, it improves business security, and the centralized authentication mode can intercept unauthenticated requests at the gateway level in time to protect back-end applications.

Yes, Lua is not a well-known language, and it is probably a long way from the most popular programming language. So why do Apache APISIX and other well-known gateways choose Lua?

Event review: Apache APISIX Meetup Shanghai topic sharing and video review.

ApacheCon is the official global conference series of the Apache Software Foundation. Since 1998, ApacheCon has been attracting participants at all levels to explore the "technologies of tomorrow" in more than 350 Apache projects and their diverse communities. ApacheCon Asia is an online ApacheCon conference with the primary goal of better serving the rapidly growing number of Apache users and contributors in the Asia-Pacific region. ApacheCon Asia 2021 takes place online August 6-8, 2021.

“独行者速，众行者远”。Apache APISIX 社区周报希望可以帮助社区小伙伴们更好地掌握 Apache APISIX 社区的每周进展，方便大家参与到 Apache APISIX 社区中来。我们还整理了一些适合新来社区的小伙伴们参加的 issue ！感兴趣的同学们，走过路过不要错过！

This Meetup is initiated by api7.ai, and invited partners such as iQiYi and Airwallex to present it. Apache APISIX PMC members, contributors, and community technical experts gathered to discuss Apache APISIX community development, industry practices, and other topics.

This article will explain in detail how to use Go to develop Apache APISIX plugins. By embracing the Go ecosystem and breaking new ground for Apache APISIX, we hope that Go will make Apache APISIX even better!

本周，有 26 位开发者为 Apache APISIX 提交了 96 个 commit 。感谢本周以下小伙伴为 Apache APISIX 添砖加瓦（排名不分先后），是你们的无私付出，让 Apache APISIX 变得更好！