COMMON POWERUp 2021

You did know that PHP 8 is already available, yes? Let's take a look at the performance improvements and functional changes brought to the language in version 7.x, and then see what you benefit from in version 8. And learn how to stop being surprised by backwards-compatibility breaks when upgrading!

Learning Objectives:
1. Learn where to know, months and sometimes years in advance, what future changes in PHP are being discussed, have been approved, and in what version when they'll be implemented._x000D_ 2. Learn about performance improvement from PHP 5 through PHP 8, using new benchmarks._x000D_ 3. Understand several specific language changes in PHP 8.x, and how they will affect existing application code and behavior, and what opportunities they bring to you as a developer.