PHP 7 user migrations are well underway
PHP users are slowly but surely migrating over to PHP 7, the upgrade to the server-side web development language that came out a year ago. But issues like incompatibility and IT user policy...
View ArticlePHP vs. Node.js: An epic battle for developer mind share
It’s a classic Hollywood plot: the battle between two old friends who went separate ways. Often the friction begins when one pal sparks an interest in what had always been the other pal’s unspoken...
View ArticlePHP 7 user migrations are well underway
PHP users are slowly but surely migrating over to PHP 7, the upgrade to the server-side web development language that came out a year ago. But issues like incompatibility and IT user policy...
View ArticlePHP vs. Node.js: An epic battle for developer mind share
It’s a classic Hollywood plot: the battle between two old friends who went separate ways. Often the friction begins when one pal sparks an interest in what had always been the other pal’s unspoken...
View ArticleForget PHP! Facebook’s HHVM engine switches to Hack instead
Facebook’s Hip Hop Virtual Machine (HHVM), a speedy engine for PHP, will not target PHP 7, the most-recent major PHP release, but instead will focus on Hack, a PHP spinoff.The next long-term support...
View ArticleWhat’s new in PHP 7.3
PHP 7.3 is now available in its first alpha release, signifying the start of the release cycle for the next version of the server-side scripting language that has been a staple of web development.To...
View ArticleForget PHP! Facebook’s HHVM engine switches to Hack instead
Facebook’s Hip Hop Virtual Machine (HHVM), a speedy engine for PHP, will not target PHP 7, the most-recent major PHP release, but instead will focus on Hack, a PHP spinoff.The next long-term support...
View ArticleWhat’s new in PHP 7.3
PHP 7.3 is now available in its first alpha release, signifying the start of the release cycle for the next version of the server-side scripting language that has been a staple of web development.To...
View ArticleNetBeans 10 adds support for latest Java and PHP
Apache NetBeans 10, the latest version of the open source IDE for Java SE, PHP, and JavaScript development, is now available as a production release.Where to download NetBeans 10 You can download...
View ArticleNode.js vs. PHP: An epic battle for developer mindshare
It’s a classic Hollywood plot: the battle between two old friends who went separate ways. Often the friction begins when one pal sparks an interest in what had always been the other pal’s unspoken...
View ArticlePHP plus: P++ proposal would create a stricter dialect
A new dialect of PHP, code-named P++, could be developed as a stricter variant of its dynamic predecessor, with more advanced features and less baggage.The proposal, being floated in the PHP community...
View ArticleThe end of the line for PHP on Windows
PHP may have been around for a while, but it’s still an important Web development tool. Building on a declarative model of programming, PHP extends the familiar HTML syntax with additional commands...
View ArticlePHP 8.0 arrives with union types, JIT compilation
PHP 8.0, a major upgrade to the popular dynamic language for server-side web programming, is now available as a production release, featuring union types, named arguments, attributes, and Just-In-Time...
View ArticleHow to find and fix performance problems in PHP applications
Industry analysts have been predicting the demise of PHP for years. But PHP continues to rank high in various programming language popularity indexes and it is used by almost eight out of 10 websites,...
View ArticlePeachPie PHP to .NET project reaches 1.0 milestone
PeachPie, a project to support the PHP language natively on the .NET runtime, is now available in a 1.0.0 release, with a slew of features—including IDE support—aimed at getting developers on...
View ArticlePHP 8.1 brings enums, read-only properties
PHP 8.1, billed as a major update to the popular scripting language for web development, has been released with capabilities ranging from enums and read-only properties to first-class callable...
View ArticleRun PHP on .NET with PeachPie
One of the more interesting things about .NET is its extensibility. It’s not just a Microsoft-only development platform with Windows-focused frameworks and languages. Even in the early days of the...
View ArticlePHP 8.2 introduces read-only classes
A major update to the stalwart scripting language for web development, PHP 8.2 has arrived with performance, syntax, and type safety improvements along with new capabilities such as read-only classes...
View ArticleJetBrains Qodana previews taint analysis for PHP
JetBrains’ Qodana code quality platform, which provides visualizations of code inspections and errors, has added taint analysis. The new feature defends programs against malicious inputs from external...
View ArticlePHP 8.3 brings typing of class constants
PHP 8.3, a major update to the popular server-side web scripting language, offers features such as explicit typing of class constants, deep cloning of readonly properties, and additions to randomness...
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