The Latest in PHP: April 2018 Edition

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1. The Latest in PHP
   April 2018 Edition
   

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2. Presented by
   Chris Gmyr
   @cmgmyr
   

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3. PHP Releases
   VERSIONS
   4 5.6.35, 7.0.29, 7.1.16, 7.2.4
   4 All bug fixes
   http://php.net/ChangeLog-7.php
   http://php.net/ChangeLog-5.php
   

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5. PHP RFCs
   4 Accepted
   4 Arrays starting with a negative index (8.0)
   4 Implemented
   4 is_countable (7.3)
   https://wiki.php.net/rfc
   

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6. Negative indexed arrays (current)
   $a = array_fill(-2, 3, true);
   array(3) {
   [-2]=>
   bool(true)
   [0]=>
   bool(true)
   [1]=>
   bool(true)
   }
   

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7. Negative indexed arrays (new)
   $a = array_fill(-2, 3, true);
   array(3) {
   [-2]=>
   bool(true)
   [-1]=>
   bool(true)
   [0]=>
   bool(true)
   }
   

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8. Is Countable
   // before
   if (is_array($foo) || $foo instanceof Countable) {
   return count($foo);
   }
   // after
   if (is_countable($foo)) {
   return count($foo);
   }
   

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9. PHPUnit
   Latest: 7.1.2, 6.5.8
   PHPUnit 5 has reached i
   ts End of Life on February 2,
   2018 and no longer receives bug fixes
   https://github.com/sebastianbergmann/phpunit/wiki
   

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10. Framework: Laravel
    5.6.[13-16]
    4 Better support for signed routes
    4 Added callback support to optional() helper
    4 Added @elseauth and @elseguest Blade directives
    4 Added view:cache command
    4 Replaced Blade's or operator with null-coalescing operator
    4 Added SessionGuard::logoutOtherDevices() method
    4 Security: Check iv length in Encrypter::validPayload() (5.5.40 also)
    https://github.com/laravel/framework/releases
    

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11. Framework: Symfony
    2.7.x, 2.8.x, 3.4.x, 4.0.x
    4 Bug Fixes
    https://symfony.com/blog/category/releases
    

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12. CMS: Drupal
    7.58, 8.3.9, 8.4.6, 8.5.1
    highly critical security vulnerabilities
    A remote code execution vulnerability exists within multiple
    subsystems of Drupal 7.x and 8.x. This potentially allows
    attackers to exploit multiple attack vectors on a Drupal site,
    which could result in the site being completely compromised.
    https://www.drupal.org/psa-2018-001
    https://www.drupal.org/project/drupal/releases
    

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13. CMS: Wordpress
    4.9.5
    4 Don't treat localhost as same host by default.
    4 Use safe redirects when redirecting the login page if SSL is forced.
    4 Make sure the version string is correctly escaped for use in
    generator tags.
    4 Improved compatibility with PHP 7.2.
    https://wordpress.org/news/2018/04/wordpress-4-9-5-security-
    and-maintenance-release/
    

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14. IDE: PHPStorm
    2018.1[.1]
    4 Refactor your code to functional style
    4 Creating class from test
    4 Codeception: code coverage
    4 Updated HTTP Client
    https://blog.jetbrains.com/phpstorm/
    

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15. IDE: VSCode
    1.22
    4 Syntax aware code folding
    4 Convert to ES6 refactoring
    4 Better large file support
    4 Organize JS/TS imports
    4 Emmet performance and smart matching improvements
    https://code.visualstudio.com/updates/v1_22
    

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16. PHP Conferences - April
    DrupalCon Nashville
    April 9–13, Nashville, TN
    https://events.drupal.org/nashville2018
    Longhorn PHP Conference
    April 19–21, Austin, TX
    https://www.longhornphp.com
    

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17. PHP Conferences - May
    PHP Serbia Conference
    May 25–27, Belgrade, Serbia
    https://conf2018.phpsrbija.rs/
    php[tek]
    May 29–June 1, Atlanta, GA
    https://tek.phparch.com/
    

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18. Nomad PHP
    April 19
    US
    How to Use Generators to Beat Memory Bloat
    By Korvin Szanto
    Europe
    Mining Your Code for Efficient Documentation
    By Damien Seguy
    https://nomadphp.com/
    

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19. Open Call for Papers
    All Things Open
    Oct 23-24, Raleigh, NC
    CFP Ends: April 24
    https://allthingsopen.org/call-for-papers/
    Texas Camp
    May 31–June 2, Austin, TX
    CFP Ends: April 19
    https://2018.texascamp.org/submit-session
    

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20. Upcoming regional events
    April 28-29 - WordCamp Raleigh
    https://2018.raleigh.wordcamp.org
    Aug 16-17 - Southeast PHP (Nashville, TN)
    https://southeastphp.com
    Oct 7-8 - NCDevCon
    http://ncdevcon.com
    Oct 23-24 - All Things Open
    http://allthingsopen.org
    

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21. Notable News & Articles
    4 A Concrete Guide to Dependency Injection
    4 PHPStorm tips for power users
    4 Getting Started with Signed Routes in Laravel
    4 Try PSR-12 on Your Code Today
    4 Testing web API clients using Guzzle Mock Handler
    4 Going Deeper with Factories Through Factory States
    

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22. Next Month @ TrianglePHP
    TDB
    Presented By YOU?!?!
    Thursday, May 17
    6pm
    Atlantic BT
    https://www.meetup.com/trianglephp/events/zgpswmyxhbwb/
    Consider "Chipping In"
    https://secure.meetup.com/trianglephp/contribute/
    

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23. Have a Job/Need a Job
    Who's hiring?
    Who's looking?
    What are you looking for?
    

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24. Tonight @ TrianglePHP
    A look at Gutenberg in Wordpress 5.0
    Presented By - Miles Elliot
    Thank you to Atlantic BT for hosting
    and refreshments!
    

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