I wonder what PHP would win if the codebase was rewritten entirely in Rust.
My bet? Given the Rust ecosystem, we would be months away of truly async, green threads, non blocking IO, and a complete performant web server implementation.
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🔄 #PHP Core Updates
• #PHP 8.4 RC3 available for testing, final release expected Nov 21
• Security updates released for PHP 8.1.30, 8.2.24, and 8.3.12
• New RFC proposals for closure support in constant expressions and persistent curl handles
🛠️ Tools & Frameworks
• #Composer 2.8.0 launches with patch-only updates and new command options
• #PestPHP v3 introduces mutation testing and arch presets
• #APIplatform 4 released with official #Laravel support
• #Symfony celebrates 19th anniversary with version 7.2 updates
🏢 Community & Foundation
• #ThePHPFoundation joins #opensource pledge
• New Web Services Tool for PHP-FPM delivered
• Core roundup series relaunched in partnership with PHP.Watch
• Foundation actively seeking new sponsors
🎯 Development Tools
• #PHPStorm 2024.3 EAP launched with full PHP 8.4 support
• New profiling extension with web UI: php-spx
• imliam/cpx introduces npx-like functionality for PHP
• Multiple new testing and code quality tools released
https://blog.jetbrains.com/phpstorm/2024/10/php-annotated-october-2024/
I will talk about #ThePHPFoundation @thephpf on August 5, 2023 at #FrOSCon @FrOSCon in Sankt Augustin, Germany:
Nous faisons désormais partie des sociétés soutenant financièrement #ThePHPFoundation : une organisation ayant pour but de soutenir et promouvoir le développement de #PHP, langage que nous utilisons quotidiennement et auquel nous contribuons.