Galleries using HTML5 in WordPress 3.9
WordPress 3.9 will include support for more semantic galleries, using figure and figcaption instead of the current definition list elements.
WordPress 3.9 beta 1 version released
The first beta version of WordPress 3.9, which is currently scheduled to release in April (though release dates are never set in stone!), has already appeared. If you’re a plugin or theme author, you can already start checking compatibility of your extensions with this upcoming WordPress version; a great way to get ahead of the curve.
The buddypress.org code is now available to the public
The authors of buddypress.org have decided to make all the code used to make their website available to the public for viewing, analysis and patching; they hope that doing so will help them develop their website even faster and easier than before. For developers, analyzing the theme and plugin code on the buddypress.org website may be an interesting and worthwhile read.
List of improvements that are expected to appear in WordPress comments
Here you may find an interesting list of changes which, according to the author, should be included in the code of WordPress. They concern changes to the default settings as well as purely software issues.