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on Aug. 17, 2022
If you could change something about PHP, without having to worry about backwards compatibility or breaking changes; what would it be? I know for sure I'd change a thing or two — or ten. I like thinking about these topics. Not because I believe all of these things necessarily need be added to PHP,…
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on Aug. 8, 2022
As is common with minor releases, PHP 8.2 adds some deprecations. Deprecations often are a source of frustration, though it's important to realise they are actually very helpful. I already wrote about dealing with deprecations in general, so if you're already feeling frustrated, maybe it's good to…
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on Jul. 30, 2022
I just released a video about light colour schemes. I've been encouraging people to try them out for a while now, with pretty good results, actually. I've challenged people to try it out for a week, it certainly doesn't work for everyone, but I've gotten lots of positive reactions on it as well. Pe…
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on Jul. 25, 2022
Do you need a reason besides awesome syntax to update to the latest PHP version? Is performance a good one? I did some casual benchmarks on a WordPress installation from PHP 5.6 to PHP 8.1, here are the results: Noticed a tpyo? You can submit a PR to fix it. If you want to stay up to date about wha…
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on Jul. 21, 2022
PHP 8.2 will be released on November 24, 2022. In this post, we'll go through all features, performance improvements, changes and deprecations one by one. # null, true, and false as standalone types RFC PHP 8.2 adds three new types — or something that looks like it. We'll avoid going down the rabbi…
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on Jul. 21, 2022
I'm very happy to announce that my Road to PHP series is back! This time you can join The Road to PHP 8.2! If you're unfamiliar with the concept: the Road to PHP is a newsletter series where you'll receive a daily email teaching you about a new feature of PHP. This time around we'll look at PHP 8.2…