What's Changed

• Update filename to README.md and improve formatting by @SmashedFrenzy16 in https://github.com/google/flatbuffers/pull/7855
• Fix help output for --java-checkerframework by @musicinmybrain in https://github.com/google/flatbuffers/pull/7854
• ToCamelCase() when kLowerCamel now converts first char to lower. by @paulovap in https://github.com/google/flatbuffers/pull/7838
• Adding comment for code clarification by @SmashedFrenzy16 in https://github.com/google/flatbuffers/pull/7856
• made changes to the rust docs so they would compile. by @jeffsmith82 in https://github.com/google/flatbuffers/pull/7871
• fix using null string in vector by @phenixxy in https://github.com/google/flatbuffers/pull/7872
• Use Bool for flatbuffers 'bool' instead of Byte in swift by @blindspotbounty in https://github.com/google/flatbuffers/pull/7876
• Update go documentation link to point to root module by @le-michael in https://github.com/google/flatbuffers/pull/7879
• README.md: PyPI case typo by @crisman in https://github.com/google/flatbuffers/pull/7880
• [CS] Verifier by @tira-misu in https://github.com/google/flatbuffers/pull/7850
• [TS/JS] Use minvalue from enum if not found by @bjornharrtell in https://github.com/google/flatbuffers/pull/7888
• Add a FileWriter interface by @Kn99HN in https://github.com/google/flatbuffers/pull/7821
• [TS/JS] Upgrade dependencies by @bjornharrtell in https://github.com/google/flatbuffers/pull/7889
• Fix go_sample.sh by @jdemeyer in https://github.com/google/flatbuffers/pull/7903
• Go: add test for FinishWithFileIdentifier by @jdemeyer in https://github.com/google/flatbuffers/pull/7905
• Optionally generate type prefixes and suffixes for python code by @maxburke in https://github.com/google/flatbuffers/pull/7857
• Support file_identifier in Go by @jdemeyer in https://github.com/google/flatbuffers/pull/7904
• Go: make generated code more compliant to "go fmt" by @jdemeyer in https://github.com/google/flatbuffers/pull/7907
• TS/JS: Use TypeError instead of Error when appropriate by @jmillan in https://github.com/google/flatbuffers/pull/7910
• Allow to use functions from BuildFlatBuffers.cmake from a flatbuffe… by @KerstinKeller in https://github.com/google/flatbuffers/pull/7912
• Make JSON supporting advanced union features by @admo in https://github.com/google/flatbuffers/pull/7869
• drop glibc from runtime dependencies by @faucct in https://github.com/google/flatbuffers/pull/7906
• Replace deprecated command with environment file by @jongwooo in https://github.com/google/flatbuffers/pull/7921
• Optionally generate Python type annotations by @maxburke in https://github.com/google/flatbuffers/pull/7858
• additional check for absl::string_view availability by @ocpalo in https://github.com/google/flatbuffers/pull/7897
• Only generate @kotlin.ExperimentalUnsigned annotation on create*Vector methods having an unsigned array type parameter. by @aaronriekenberg in https://github.com/google/flatbuffers/pull/7881
• Migrate from rules_nodejs to rules_js/rules_ts by @philsc in https://github.com/google/flatbuffers/pull/7923
• Revert "Migrate from rules_nodejs to rules_js/rules_ts" by @dbaileychess in https://github.com/google/flatbuffers/pull/7927
• inject no long for FBS generation to remove logs in flattests by @dbaileychess in https://github.com/google/flatbuffers/pull/7926
• fixed some windows warnings by @dbaileychess in https://github.com/google/flatbuffers/pull/7929
• Migrate from rules_nodejs to rules_js/rules_ts (take 2) by @philsc in https://github.com/google/flatbuffers/pull/7928
• Add binary schema reflection by @dbaileychess in https://github.com/google/flatbuffers/pull/7932
• Rework cmake flatc codegeneration by @dbaileychess in https://github.com/google/flatbuffers/pull/7938
• Add #!/usr/bin/bash to release.sh by @rishabhdeepsingh in https://github.com/google/flatbuffers/pull/7942
• FlatBuffers Version 23.5.8 by @rishabhdeepsingh in https://github.com/google/flatbuffers/pull/7943

New Contributors

• @SmashedFrenzy16 made their first contribution in https://github.com/google/flatbuffers/pull/7855
• @jeffsmith82 made their first contribution in https://github.com/google/flatbuffers/pull/7871
• @phenixxy made their first contribution in https://github.com/google/flatbuffers/pull/7872
• @blindspotbounty made their first contribution in https://github.com/google/flatbuffers/pull/7876
• @crisman made their first contribution in https://github.com/google/flatbuffers/pull/7880
• @jdemeyer made their first contribution in https://github.com/google/flatbuffers/pull/7903
• @KerstinKeller made their first contribution in https://github.com/google/flatbuffers/pull/7912
• @faucct made their first contribution in https://github.com/google/flatbuffers/pull/7906
• @jongwooo made their first contribution in https://github.com/google/flatbuffers/pull/7921
• @ocpalo made their first contribution in https://github.com/google/flatbuffers/pull/7897
• @philsc made their first contribution in https://github.com/google/flatbuffers/pull/7923

Full Changelog: https://github.com/google/flatbuffers/compare/v23.3.3...v23.5.8