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PHP 7 — Improvements to Arrays, Operators, Constants, and Exception Handling
In this final article in the series on new features in PHP 7.x, we shall discuss improvements to arrays, operators, constants, and exception handling.
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PHP 7 — New Features for Types
In the previous two articles in this series, we explored some of the improvements introduced in PHP 7. To set the background for this article on PHP’s type system, PHP is a weakly typed language, which implies the data type of variables does not need to be declared. In this article we explore new type-related features available in PHP 7.x.
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PHP 7 — Classes and Interfaces Improvements
In the second instalment of this article series dedicated to PHP 7, we continue our exploration of PHP 7 new features focusing on object-oriented programming support, classes, and interfaces.
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PHP 7 — Getting Started and OOP Improvements
PHP had almost become a forgotten language, with a lapse of more than 10 years without a new major version after PHP 5.0 in 2004. PHP 7.0 is a major version with several improvements and new features which have brought it to the level of other modern languages. In this series of articles, we shall discuss new features in the various PHP 7.x versions.
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Rethinking Programming: Language and Platform for Cloud-Era Application Developers
Ballerina is an open source programming language, which focuses on improving the productivity of the latter group by providing necessary abstractions, tools, and platforms to create cloud native applications.
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Results from the InfoQ Reader Survey 2019
At the end of 2019, InfoQ ran a survey of our readers to find out what tools, techniques, and languages they were using. This is a summary of the results.
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Java's Missing Features: Five Years Later
Ben Evans revisits his take on Java's Missing Features from 2015 and compares how the language has evolved compared to his observations at the time.
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Programming Languages InfoQ Trends Report - October 2019
This article provides a summary of how the InfoQ editorial team currently sees the adoption of technology and emerging trends within the programming language space, as of Q3, 2019.