Latest in PHP - August Edition

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1. The Latest in PHP AUGUST 2018 EDITION
2. Presented by CHRIS DEATON @flashadvocate
3. PHP Releases VERSIONS v7.2.8 - Bug fixes v7.1.20 - Bug fixes v5.6.37 - Bug fixes PHP 5.6 and PHP 7.0 will lose both active support and security fixes by this December. Links: • http:/ /php.net/ChangeLog-7.php • http:/ /php.net/ChangeLog-5.php
4. PHP RFCs (7.3) • Allow someFunction ($foo, $bar,) {} • addition of is_countable() is_countable($foo) // instead of $foo instanceof Countable || is_array($foo) • array_key_first(), array_key_last() 7.3 release sometime between Nov-Dec Links * https:/ /wiki.php.net/rfc * https:/ /twitter.com/phprfcbot * https:/ /php-rfc-watch.beberlei.de/
5. Framework: Laravel • Laravel 5.7 • Laravel Nova - administration dashboard • https:/ /www.youtube.com/watch?v=pLcM3mpZSV0 • Optional email verification, users.email_verified_at Gate::define('update-post', function (?User $user, Post $post) { // ... });
7. Framework: Laravel Links: • https:/ /github.com/laravel/framework/releases • https:/ /laravel-news.com/category/news
8. Framework: Symfony • 4.1.3 • 4.0.14 • 3.4.14 • 2.8.44 • ... • Mostly bug fixes Links: • https:/ /symfony.com/blog/category/releases
9. CMS: Drupal • 8.5.6 • Security vulnerabilities (urged update) • 8.6.0 in beta • 8.7.x in dev Links: • https:/ /www.drupal.org/project/drupal/releases
10. CMS: Wordpress • 4.9.8 • Maintenance release (46 bugs, enhancements, blessed tasks) • "Try Gutenberg" Callout
12. ## CMS: Wordpress • Privacy fixes in tools introduced in 4.9.6 (GDPR) • WP 5.0 rumored to be sometime between Aug 2018 - never Links: • https:/ /wordpress.org/news/
13. IDE: PHPStorm • 2018.2 • PHPUnit - run arbitrarily selected tests • 2018.2.2 EAP available
14. IDE: PHPStorm • Support of inline variables in HTTP client
15. IDE: PHPStorm • formatting POST request body
16. IDE: PHPStorm • Code Sniffer and Mess Detector paths now automatically detected (like PHPUnit or Behat) Links: https:/ /blog.jetbrains.com/phpstorm/ // https://blog.jetbrains.com/phpstorm/category/php-annotated-monthly/
17. IDE: VSCode • v1.26 • https:/ /code.visualstudio.com/updates
22. PHP Conferences Southeast PHP August 16-17 https:/ /southeastphp.com/ PHP[world] 2018 November 14-15 https:/ /world.phparch.com/ SunshinePHP 2019 February 7-9 http:/ /sunshinephp.com/
23. Nomad PHP US PHP-1701-A By Adam Culp Europe PHP Developer Stack for Building Chatbots By Christoph Rumpel http:/ /nomadphp.com/
24. Upcoming regional events All Things Open Oct 21-23 https:/ /allthingsopen.org/
25. Next Month @ TrianglePHP Insert AMAZING Title Here Presented By YOU! Thursday, September 20 6pm Atlantic BT https:/ /www.meetup.com/trianglephp/events/zgpswmyxmbbc/
26. Have a Job/Need a Job Who's hiring? Who's looking? What are you looking for?
27. Tonight @ TrianglePHP Tips, Tricks, and Good Practices with Laravel's Eloquent Presented By - Chris Gmyr
28. Thank you to Atlantic BT for hosting and refreshments!