PHP Annotated – September 2024
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#Laravel Raises $57M Series A: #Laravel received a $57 million investment from #Accel.
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#PHP 8.4 Beta 4 Released: New features include Property Hooks, Asymmetric Visibility, Lazy Objects, and new array functions.
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#Composer 1.x Support Ending: #Packagist.org will shut down support for #Composer v1 by August 2025.
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#PhpStorm 2024.2 Released: New features like log file support, terminal completion, and a floating toolbar.
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RFCs for #PHP 8.4:
- Asymmetric Visibility: Public for reading, private for setting.
- Lazy Objects: Deferred initialization until property access.
- Transform exit() to a standard function.
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Community Support for #JoeWatkins: Fundraiser for Joe Watkins, a key #PHP community member facing severe health issues.
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AI in #PHP: Packages like #TransformersPHP and #LLM Agents for integrating AI models and agents in #PHP environments.
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Upcoming Conferences: Notable events include API Platform Conference, #CascadiaPHP, #Laracon AU, #SymfonyCon, and more.
For the full details, visit the #PHP Annotated September 2024 edition on the #JetBrains website.
https://blog.jetbrains.com/phpstorm/2024/09/php-annotated-september-2024/?s=09
