PHP 7.0: Speed and Type Declarations in the Long-Awaited Release
PHP 7.0 was released this week. I share my first impressions on the performance gains, scalar type declarations, and return types.
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Features, syntax and practices of the PHP, JavaScript, TypeScript, Go and Python languages, with release notes and worked examples. (Page 8/9)
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Getting Started with ES6: let, const, and Arrow Functions
An introduction to the most impactful ES6 features — let, const, arrow functions, and template literals — with practical examples.
PHP 5.6 New Features: Variadic Functions and the ** Operator
An overview of PHP 5.6's variadic argument support and the ** exponentiation operator, plus constant expressions and importing functions with use.
Understanding MVC for real: stop bloating your controllers
What each layer of MVC is actually responsible for, what a controller should not do, and how to keep controllers thin by moving logic into the model.
Traversing Large Datasets with PHP 5.5 Generators and yield
The language-level approach to building large loops without blowing up memory: PHP 5.5 generators and the yield keyword.
Organizing Code with Namespaces in PHP
Code organization that eliminates name collisions and fits the modern library ecosystem: PHP namespace usage and the use statement.