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A critical analysis of TypePHP, a new compiled PHP-based language, questioning its practicality and target audience due to incompatibility with existing PHP frameworks.
No more issues Written on 2026-09-04 An interesting change at Laravel yesterday: they disabled the ability to create issues on a number of repositorie
An analysis of AI's perceived quality in familiar vs unfamiliar languages, arguing LLMs produce average results by design.
An article discussing developer apathy in the age of AI, urging managers to prioritize happiness and programmers to find joy beyond coding.
Overview of new features in PHP 8.6, including partial function application, readonly property defaults, and a new polling API.
Analysis of PHP version usage statistics from Packagist data, tracking adoption of PHP 8.5 and older versions through mid-2026.
A PHP developer seeks expert feedback to create a free modern PHP crash course for newcomers.
Interview with the new Ecosystem AI Security Engineer for PHP, discussing security improvements and community involvement.
An analysis arguing that PHP's biggest problem is poor marketing, not technical issues, with suggestions for improvement.
Analysis of unnecessary dependencies in PHP projects, highlighting how package managers can lead to lazy dependency hygiene.
A programmer defends PHP as a tool and argues that AI, like any technology, is just a human-made tool to be used appropriately.
A developer details optimizing a PHP script to process 11 million database rows in seconds, focusing on SQL query batching and moving logic to PHP.
Explains the upcoming partial function application (PFA) feature in PHP 8.6, detailing its syntax and benefits for writing cleaner code.
A developer reflects on being accused of using AI to write blog posts and discusses the broader rise of AI-induced skepticism in online content.
A developer details optimizing a server-side analytics system, reducing processing time for 11 million rows from hours to minutes.
Discusses the unsustainable expectation of long-term support for open source software and the necessity of regular updates.
A developer shares lessons on managing open source projects, focusing on people skills, ego management, and leadership structures for success.
A look at PHP's evolution in 2026, focusing on PHP 8.5 features like the pipe operator and the upcoming partial function application.
A developer explains a caching bug that caused an RSS feed to display the wrong content and apologizes for the potential inconvenience.
Overview of new features in PHP 8.5, including the pipe operator, clone with, #[NoDiscard], and closure improvements.
