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PHP doesn't suck (anymore)

Aaron Francis · explainer · Watch on YouTube

Python, Ruby & scripting languagesWeb development

What it is

Aaron Francis walks through how PHP has changed from 2012 to 2023, covering traits, array destructuring, generators, typed properties and more. It is a quick chaptered tour of modern PHP features.

Why Hacker News recommends it

HN commenters share it to show that modern PHP is much better than its reputation.

  • 3 people recommended it
  • 3 different months
  • 0 strong recommendations
  • first 2023, last 2024

What HN commenters said

  1. “to try to cover some of the changes from 2012 to now”

    Covers how PHP changed from 2012 to now.

    aarondf, 2023-08 · Recommendation · in “PHP-Tokio – Use any async Rust library from PHP”

  2. “I saw a video not long ago that made me have hope for the future of PHP again”

    Gave hope for the future of PHP.

    geek_at, 2023-09 · Recommendation · in “An Internet of PHP”

  3. “I was quite surprised to see how far PHP has come since I used it many years ago”

    Shows how far PHP has come.

    xwowsersx, 2023-12 · Recommendation · in “Omg.lol: An Oasis on the Internet”

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Topics: php, language features, php 8, web development

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