
ALT A starfield filled with thousands of stars and shining clouds of dust. The Milky Way\u2019s elegant spiral structure is dominated by just two arms wrapping off the ends of a central bar of stars. Spanning more than 100,000 light-years, Earth is located along one of the galaxy\u2019s spiral arms, about halfway from the center. Credit: NASA
![The new formula syntax is more flexible, easier to use, and better suited to extensibility. For those familiar with Javascript, the new syntax should feel familiar. New functions and types are described in our docs. Some highlights include: Functions are now object-oriented. Instead of contains(file.name, "Books"), the formula would be file.name.contains("Books"). Functions can now be chained. e.g. property.split(' ').sort()[0].lower() Property names are no longer wrapped in backticks (`). Instead, to reference properties with spaces or special characters, the syntax is note["Property Name"] There is a new type system which provides greater control when writing formulas. New functions, such as link, date and list for converting a value to a different type. Some functions have been replaced by comparison operators. For example, dateBefore(date1, date2) is now date1 < date2. Date modifications are now much simpler. Instead of dateModify(date, string), you can use date + string, for exa](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Gssq4-pacAArfKE.jpg?name=small&format=webp)
ALT The new formula syntax is more flexible, easier to use, and better suited to extensibility. For those familiar with Javascript, the new syntax should feel familiar. New functions and types are described in our docs. Some highlights include: Functions are now object-oriented. Instead of contains(file.name, "Books"), the formula would be file.name.contains("Books"). Functions can now be chained. e.g. property.split(' ').sort()[0].lower() Property names are no longer wrapped in backticks (`). Instead, to reference properties with spaces or special characters, the syntax is note["Property Name"] There is a new type system which provides greater control when writing formulas. New functions, such as link, date and list for converting a value to a different type. Some functions have been replaced by comparison operators. For example, dateBefore(date1, date2) is now date1 < date2. Date modifications are now much simpler. Instead of dateModify(date, string), you can use date + string, for exa

ALT This illustration depicts a massive black hole in another galaxy snacking on a star. Wispy ribbons of material swirl around the black hole, brightening from dark red at the outskirts to orange, yellow, and nearly white as it gets closer to the black hole. The remains of the star are shown as a tail of red material still being pulled gradually into orbit. The black hole itself cannot be seen, but its influence on its surroundings is shown as a small white circle with pale streaks surrounding it and bubbling up into a structure above it called a corona. This bright area around the black hole is surrounded by cloudy gray lanes of dust and thousands of tiny stars that also live in the galaxy. The image is watermarked with the text “Illustration” and “Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech.”




























