#PHP

Another exciting PHP 8.5 feature: Closures can now be used as constant expressions, allowing them to appear as default parameters or attribute values.

One of the most exciting additions in PHP 8.5 is the pipe operator. It enables more readable and expressive code when working with nested function calls.

Use PHP’s FFI to supercharge your application by offloading compute-heavy work to Go!

A small but meaningful update in PHP 8.5 introduces asymmetric visibility for static properties.

PHP 8.5 adds support for final properties using constructor promotion. In this (very short) article, I’ll show you everything you need to know about this new addition.

PHP 8.5 adds a new function for calculating the Levenshtein distance between strings — now with proper UTF-8 support.

PHP 8.5 introduces support for attributes on non-class constants. This article walks you through everything you need to know about this new feature!

Today, we'll explore one of the exciting features coming with PHP 8.5—the new #[NoDiscard] attribute to indicate important return values.

If you’ve ever worked with both PHPStan and the official AWS SDK for PHP, you know they don’t get along particularly well. In this article, I’ll show you a package I created that addresses this exact issue.

Transpiling lets you write your package or application using the latest PHP features—even if your runtime is older. This is especially useful for libraries (where you can’t just bump the PHP version without inconveniencing your users) and can be a lifesaver when upgrading legacy apps.

Lazy objects are a fantastic addition to the already impressive PHP 8.4 release. In this article, we'll explore how to use them.