Tag: php-internals

The PHP Foundation's 2025 impact report reveals 2,929 commits, a new Ecosystem Security Team funded by Alpha-Omega, and bold goals for 2026.

PHP 8.5's #[NoDiscard] attribute warns you when critical return values are silently discarded. Here's how to use it to write safer, self-documenting APIs.

Elizabeth Barron joins as Executive Director, Matt Stauffer lands on the board—here's how the PHP Foundation's bold 2026 moves shape PHP's future.

PHP 8.6 lands two closure optimizations — static inference and stateless caching — delivering real memory and speed gains with zero code changes required.

Beyond the pipe operator and URI extension, PHP 8.5 ships quality-of-life features that clean up your daily code immediately — here's what to know.

The PHP Foundation funds core PHP development and drives the language forward. Here's what it does, why it matters, and how PHP developers can support it.