Is there a docker image for the PHP 8.5 Alpha 1 release?
New in PHP 8.5: Asymmetric Visibility for Static Properties
A small but meaningful update in PHP 8.5 introduces asymmetric visibility for static properties.https://chrastecky.dev/programming/new-in-php-8-5-asymmetric-visibility-for-static-properties
New in PHP 8.5: Final Promoted Properties
PHP 8.5 adds support for final properties using constructor promotion. In this (very short) article, I’ll show you everything you need to know about this new addition.https://chrastecky.dev/programming/new-in-php-8-5-final-promoted-properties
New in PHP 8.5: Levenshtein Comparison for UTF-8 Strings
PHP 8.5 adds a new function for calculating the Levenshtein distance between strings — now with proper UTF-8 support.https://chrastecky.dev/programming/new-in-php-8-5-levenshtein-comparison-for-utf-8-strings
PHP 8.5 is here with real gems.
🔹 Pipe operator for readable chains
🔹 Stack trace on fatal errors
🔹 Handy helpers: array_first(), locale_is_right_to_left()
Small changes, big impact.
🔗 Full article: https://medium.com/@mhd-alk/whats-new-in-php-8-5-9-features-every-back-end-developer-should-know-1ca9500057f7
I'm going live in 2 minutes! https://www.youtube.com/live/ftvZWgMt6kM
New in PHP 8.5: Marking Return Values as Important
Today, we'll explore one of the exciting features coming with PHP 8.5—the new #[NoDiscard] attribute to indicate important return values.https://chrastecky.dev/programming/new-in-php-8-5-marking-return-values-as-important