ZDNet

Programming language PHP 8 is out: This new JIT compiler points to better performance

The team behind scripting language PHP has announced PHP version 8.0, a major release that may require developers to review code for any breaking changes. This ...
Computerworld

From PHP to Perl: What’s hot, what’s not in scripting languages

All of this interest is immediately apparent in O’Reilly’s book sales charts, with JavaScript accounting for 57% of scripting-language-related book sales, up from 42% in 2009. It was also one of the ...
Bleeping Computer

PHP Becomes First Programming Language to Add Modern Cryptography Library in Its Core

The PHP team has unanimously voted to integrate the Libsodium library in the PHP core, and by doing so, becoming the first programming language to support a modern cryptography library by default. The ...
InfoWorld

Facebook’s Hack programming language builds code safety into PHP

Facebook has released a programming language called Hack, which marries the ease of PHP with the rigorous safety controls of older languages such as C++. PHP programmers should easily understand Hack, ...
ZDNet

2020's fastest-rising tech jobs? Programming language PHP leads the way

Scripting language PHP might not be that cool to know these days, but it is very valuable if you're new to the workforce and looking for a tech job in the US, according to job search engine Indeed.