The Latest in PHP: August 2017 Edition

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1. The Latest in PHP
   August 2017 Edition
   

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2. Presented by
   Chris Gmyr
   @cmgmyr
   

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3. PHP Releases
   4 7.2.0 Beta [2-3] Released
   4 7.0.22, 7.1.[7-8] - (Bug Fixes)
   github.com/php/php-src/blob/php-7.2.0beta3/NEWS
   php.net/ChangeLog-7.php
   

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4. PHPUnit
   6.3
   4 OSFAMILY
   4 force ENV variable
   4 change reading files on Windows
   github.com/sebastianbergmann/phpunit/blob/6.3/
   ChangeLog-6.3.md
   

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5. Framework: Laravel
   5.4.[31-33]
   4 Added FilesystemAdapter::temporaryUrl() method
   4 Prepare for PHP 7.2
   4 Prevent PHP file uploads by default unless explicitly
   allowed
   4 Show error message if a reverted migration is not found
   https://github.com/laravel/framework/releases
   

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6. Framework: Laravel
   Watch the Laracon US Keynote by Taylor Otwell
   https://laravel-news.com/laracon-2017-keynote
   Laravel Horizon - A Beautiful Dashboard For Your Redis
   Queue
   https://horizon.laravel.com
   

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7. Framework: Symfony
   VERSIONS
   4 2.7.33
   4 2.8.26
   4 3.2.13
   4 3.3.6
   (Bug/Security Fixes)
   https://symfony.com/blog/category/releases
   

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8. CMS: Drupal
   4 8.3.[6-7]
   4 8.4.0-[alpha1 & beta1]
   (security fixes in 8.3.7)
   https://www.drupal.org/project/drupal/releases
   

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9. CMS: Wordpress
   4.8.1
   4 fixes to the rich Text widget
   4 introduction of the Custom HTML widget
   https://wordpress.org/news/
   

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10. IDE: PHPStorm
    2017.2.1
    4 Support for PHP 7.2
    4 Blade: support for @guest and @endguest
    4 Inspection: Short open tag usage
    4 Bug Fixes
    2017.2.2EAP
    4 Performance and stability for PHP editing in complex projects
    4 Much awaited spellchecker improvements
    https://blog.jetbrains.com/phpstorm/
    

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11. IDE: VSCode
    1.15[.1]
    4 64-bit Windows builds
    4 Auto-indent & Emmet 2.0
    4 Custom syntax highlighting
    4 Color Picker UI
    4 Markdown preview plugins
    4 Lots more...
    https://code.visualstudio.com/updates
    

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12. PHP Conferences - August
    Laracon EU
    28-30, Amsterdam
    https://laracon.eu/2017/
    

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13. Laravel 5.5 To Be
    Announced!
    !
    

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14. PHP Conferences - September
    Pacific Northwest PHP Conference
    September 7–9, Seattle, Washington
    pnwphp.com
    Madison PHP Conference 2017
    September 22–23, Madison, WI
    2017.madisonphpconference.com
    

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15. Nomad PHP
    US
    Demystifying Algorithmic Complexity
    By John Bafford
    Europe
    Continuous Deployment 2.0: Playtime is Over
    By Michelangelo van Dam
    https://nomadphp.com
    

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16. Upcoming regional events
    Oct 7-8 - NCDevCon - http://ncdevcon.com
    Oct 23-24 - All Things Open - http://allthingsopen.org
    

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17. Notable News & Articles
    4 https://www.sammyk.me/compiling-php-from-source-writing-tests-for-php-source
    4 https://lornajane.net/posts/2017/handling-incoming-webhooks-in-php
    4 https://mattstauffer.co/blog/new-laravel-5-5-features-recap-from-laracon-us-2017
    4 https://www.colinodell.com/blog/201707/testing-php-72-docker
    4 https://laravel-news.com/prioritize-application-errors
    4 http://paul-m-jones.com/archives/6619 (Domain Logic and Email Templates)
    4 https://stovepipe.systems/post/immutability-of-data
    4 https://www.sitepoint.com/how-to-analyze-tweet-sentiments-with-php-machine-
    learning/
    4 https://www.cloudways.com/blog/generate-documentations-for-php-projects-through-
    sami/
    

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18. Next Month @ TrianglePHP
    TITLE
    TBD
    Thursday, September 28
    6pm
    Atlantic BT
    meetup.com/trianglephp/events/238029308/
    

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

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20. Tonight @ TrianglePHP
    Slidedeck Karaoke
    Presented By YOU!
    Thank you to Atlantic BT for hosting and refreshments!
    

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