Latest in PHP - October 2017 Edition

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1. The Latest in PHP October 2017 Edition
2. Presented by Chris Deaton @flashadvocate
3. PHP Releases PHP 7.2 Due in November • Argon2 Password Hash • Libsodium a core extension • Object typehint (use object as param, return type) • object becomes a keyword (soft-reserved since 7.0) function foo(object $anObject): object { return new stdClass(); } foo('how about a string?') // TypeError: Argument 1 passed to foo() must be an object...
4. PHP Releases • 5.6.31 (as of 06 Jul 17) • 7.1.10 (as of 28 Sep 17) Links: • http:/ /php.net/ChangeLog-5.php • http:/ /php.net/ChangeLog-7.php
5. PHP RFCs • Pending Implementation • Same-site cookie • In Voting • Implement missing SQLite feature "openBlob" in PDO • JSON_THROW_ON_ERROR OTHER_STATUSES Links: • https:/ /wiki.php.net/rfc • https:/ /twitter.com/phprfcbot • https:/ /php-rfc-watch.beberlei.de/
6. PHPUnit • 6.4.3 (15 Oct 17) Links: • https:/ /github.com/sebastianbergmann/phpunit/wiki • https:/ /github.com/sebastianbergmann/phpunit/blob/master/ ChangeLog-6.4.md
7. Framework: Laravel • 5.4.22 - Security patch addressing phishing vulnerability with password resets Links: • https:/ /github.com/laravel/framework/releases • https:/ /laravel-news.com/category/news
8. Framework: VueJS • Unit Testing Library now available https:/ /laravel-news.com/vue-js-unit-testing-utils import { mount } from 'vue-test-utils' import Counter from './counter' describe('Counter', () => { // Now mount the component, and you have the wrapper. const wrapper = mount(Counter) it('renders the correct markup', () => { expect(wrapper.html()).toContain('<span class="count">0</span>') }) // It's also easy to check for the existence of elements. it('has a button', () => { expect(wrapper.contains('button')).toBe(true) }) }) https:/ /vue-test-utils.vuejs.org/en/
9. Framework: Symfony 3.3.10 • Mostly bugfixes Links: • https:/ /symfony.com/blog/category/releases
10. CMS: Drupal 8.4.0 • Discontinues support for IE 9, 10. • Includes Symfony 3.2, jQuery 3 • Drush users - update to 8.1.12 or higher before updating Drupal 8.4.x Links: • https:/ /www.drupal.org/project/drupal/releases
11. CMS: Wordpress Wordpress 4.9 Beta 3 is available. • 19 Sept 17 - Security and maintenance release • No word from Mullenweg on what the next JS library will be Links: • https:/ /wordpress.org/news/
12. IDE: PHPStorm 2017.3 EAP • Vue.JS now bundled in PhpStorm • Twig formatting, indentation • Test method generation • REST client adds support for environment variables defined in rest- client.env.json Links: • https:/ /blog.jetbrains.com/phpstorm/
13. IDE: PHPStorm { "dev": { "host": "localhost", "id-value": 12345 }, "prod": { "host": "example.com", "id-value": 6789 } }
14. IDE: VSCode Version 1.17 • macOS Touch Bar support • Source code folding improvements
15. PHP Conferences - Oct 2017 All Things Open Oct 24-25, Raleigh https:/ /allthingsopen.org/
16. PHP Conferences - Nov 2017 PHP World Nov 15-16, D.C. https:/ /world.phparch.com/
17. Nomad PHP US Machine Learning Circa Minority Report By Kesha Williams Europe Iterators and Generators By Eli White https:/ /nomadphp.com/
18. Notable News & Articles • https:/ /deliciousbrains.com/xampp-mamp-local-dev/ - Comparison guide to local dev environments • https:/ /medium.com/@koyaan5/diving-into-api-platform-3d4d856f4adb - Diving into API Platform • https:/ /bitpress.io/simple-approach-using-docker-with-php/ - Simple Approach to Using Docker and PHP • http:/ /hhvm.com/blog/2017/09/18/the-future-of-hhvm.html - The future of HHVM • https:/ /jenssegers.com/85/goodbye-controllers-hello-request-handlers - Goodbye Controllers, Hello Request Handlers https:/ /blog.jetbrains.com/phpstorm/2017/10/php-annotated-monthly-october-2017/
19. Next Month @ TrianglePHP FilterEasy - New System Architecture Presented By Daniel Milburn, James Fredley Thursday, Nov 16 6pm FilterEasy https:/ /www.meetup.com/trianglephp/events/238029325/
20. Have a Job/Need a Job Who's hiring? Who's looking? What are you looking for?
21. Tonight @ TrianglePHP Tombstones, Vampires, and Discovering Dead Code Presented By - Chris Gmyr Thank you to Atlantic BT for hosting and refreshments!