PHP 7.0 RC2 Has 28 Bug Fixes, 250+ Commits

[phoronix]

Phoronix: PHP 7.0 RC2 Has 28 Bug Fixes, 250+ Commits

Just two weeks after releasing PHP 7.0 RC1, the second release candidate is now available for this gigantic update to PHP...

http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=PHP-7.0-RC2-Released

[Thue]

Together with performance, the most important of PHP 7 is the new type system. You should mention that in your list of what makes PHP 7 notable. By any reasonable standard, the new type system is more important than the "null coalescing operator" which you do mention. I would also rank the new error handling as important.

[Guest]

Together with performance, the most important of PHP 7 is the new type system.

I think that new type hinting system is more important than performance.

I'm really happy to see it, but without something like c++ templates it can be a PITA on long run.

[TheOne]

I think that new type hinting system is more important than performance.

I'm really happy to see it, but without something like c++ templates it can be a PITA on long run.

Theres an rfc for that https://wiki.php.net/rfc/generics which I hope it passes

[speculatrix]

only 28 bug fixes? that must be nearly,, what, 0.1% of them?
I'm not saying PHP is bad... I'm saying it's a pox on the internet!

[Guest]

Theres an rfc for that https://wiki.php.net/rfc/generics which I hope it passes

Great.

[Thue]

I think that new type hinting system is more important than performance.

I really like the new types. But with the improvement in CPU and memory usage, the size of the server I have running my PHP application can be reduced by half. That is a lot of money .

[flubba86]

While I prefer to write websites in Python3 and Django/Flask, I do use PHP when I need compatibility with cheap shared-hosting services (or the client demands wordpress). Unfortunately most cheap hosting providers only offer PHP versions from 2+ years ago. As excited as I am about the new language features and increase in efficiency and performance, PHP7 breaks backwards compatibility with 5.x servers so think I will have to wait a very long time before I am able to start using it to create real-world websites.

EDIT:
Of course I could get around that by using a cheap VPS and installing PHP7 on it myself, but by that route I could just as easily install HACK and get even better performance and real type support, or Python3 and use a sane language.