PHP doesn’t suck (anymore)

PHP in 2023 is very different than PHP in 2012. Let’s run through some of the changes! 00:00 Intro 01:16 Traits 01:34 Short array syntax 01:47 Array destructuring 02:05 Variadic functions 02:12 Spread and splat 02:34 Generators 02:49 Anonymous classes 03:06 Trailing commas in function calls 03:26 Arrow functions 03:48 Null coalescing and null coalescing assignment 04:11 Null chaining operator 04:36 Named arguments 04:47 Attributes (annotations) 05:05 Non-capturing catch 05:28 Sensitive parameter attribute 05:43 Match statements 06:12 Weak maps 06:28 Enums 07:04 Typehints 07:19 Types, types, and more types 09:27 Readonly properties and classes 09:47 Addressing the speed of PHP