PHP 8.5 shipped with a feature that functional programming enthusiasts have been requesting for years: the pipe operator (|>). If you’ve used pipes in Unix shells, Elixir, F#, or even JavaScript proposals, the concept will feel immediately familiar. If you haven’t, you’re about to discover one of the cleanest ways to express data transformations in […]

 In this episode of “PHP Alive and Kicking,” Mike and Chris engage in a discussion with Sara Golemon, a prominent PHP Internals developer and release manager. The conversation kicks off with Sara sharing her unique journey into PHP development, which began unexpectedly from a tech support role for the US government, ultimately leading her […]