Ever wondered what really goes into shaping the language that powers so much of the web? PHP Internals News pulls back the curtain, offering a direct line to the conversations that define PHP's future. Hosted by Derick Rethans, a core contributor who knows the landscape intimately, each episode brings you thoughtful discussions with the very developers who build and maintain the engine. You'll hear them unpack recent proposals, debate the nuances of new features, and explain the reasoning behind changes both big and small. This isn't about surface-level tutorials; it's about the design decisions, the compromises, and the collaborative problem-solving that happens within the project's core. Tuning into this podcast feels like having a seat at the table where the language itself is being crafted. For anyone who writes PHP professionally or is deeply curious about programming language evolution, these conversations provide invaluable context that you simply can't get elsewhere. It transforms the way you understand the tools you use every day, connecting the code you write to the people and processes that make it possible. The feed delivers regular, focused episodes that cut straight to the heart of current developments, making it an essential listen for staying informed on where PHP is headed next.
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PHP Internals News: Episode 43: Syntax Tweaks Thursday, March 5th 2020, 09:06 GMT London, UK In this episode of "PHP Internals News" I chat with Nikita Popov (Twitter, GitHub, Website) about the RFCs. One on abstract met…
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PHP Internals News: Episode 42: Userspace Operator Overloading Thursday, February 27th 2020, 09:05 GMT London, UK In this episode of "PHP Internals News" I chat with Jan Böhmer (GitHub, LinkedIn) about the Userspace Oper…
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PHP Internals News: Episode 41: __toArray() Thursday, February 20th 2020, 09:04 GMT London, UK In this episode of "PHP Internals News" I chat with Steven Wade (Twitter, GitHub, Website) about the __toArray() RFC. The RSS…
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PHP Internals News: Episode 40: Syntax Tweaks Thursday, February 13th 2020, 09:03 GMT London, UK In this episode of "PHP Internals News" I chat with Nikita Popov (Twitter, GitHub, Website) about a bunch of smaller RFCs.…
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PHP Internals News: Episode 39: Stringable Interface Thursday, February 6th 2020, 09:02 GMT London, UK In this episode of "PHP Internals News" I chat with Nicolas Grekas (Twitter, GitHub, LinkedIn, Symfony Connect) about…
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PHP Internals News: Episode 38: Preloading and WeakMaps Thursday, January 30th 2020, 09:01 GMT London, UK In this episode of "PHP Internals News" I chat with Nikita Popov (Twitter, GitHub, Website) about PHP 7.4 preloadi…
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PHP Internals News: Episode 37: PHP 7.4 Celebrations! Thursday, November 28th 2019, 09:37 GMT London, UK In this episode of "PHP Internals News" we are celebrating the new features that are part of this release. Instead…
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PHP Internals News: Episode 36: What didn’t make it into PHP 7.4? Thursday, November 21st 2019, 09:36 GMT London, UK In this episode of "PHP Internals News" we're looking back at all the RFCs that we discussed on this po…
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PHP Internals News: Episode 35: Cryptography Thursday, November 7th 2019, 09:35 GMT London, UK In this episode of "PHP Internals News" I chat with Scott Arciszewski (Website, Twitter, GitHub, Patreon) about the recent PH…
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PHP Internals News: Episode 34: Deprecate Backtick Operator Thursday, October 31st 2019, 09:34 GMT London, UK In this episode of "PHP Internals News" I chat with Mark Randall (GitHub) about an RFC that he proposed that w…