PHP 7, the next version of the world’s most popular programming language, has been released. We’d love to shoot fireworks and get drunk with our newfound power (seriously, the language is in the true big leagues now, functionality and performance-wise) but we’re sure the rest of the internet will do this for us. Instead, we’ll focus on compiling a (perpetually up to dat) list of resources to get started with version 7 – posts describing what’s new, books helping you kick things off, and more. Let’s get to it!
What Happened to PHP 6?
When told the next major version is 7 while we’ve been developing on 5+ so far, many wonder what happened to version 6. It’s a long story, so to avoid looking confused when this is brought up, here are some interesting discussions and posts as required reading:
- https://philsturgeon.uk/php/2014/07/23/neverending-muppet-debate-of-php-6-v-php-7/
- https://wiki.php.net/rfc/php6
- https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8786919
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