Uploaded August 2023 | Updated September 2026, 3 hours ago

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PHP in 2023 is very different than PHP in 2012. Let's run through some of the changes!

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Chapters:
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