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An Early Look At What's Coming In PHP V6

Posted by timothy on from the press-harder-please dept.

IndioMan writes "In this article, learn about the new PHP V6 features in detail. Learn how it is easier to use, more secure, and more suitable for internationalization. New PHP V6 features include improved support for Unicode, clean-up of several functions, improved extensions, engine additions, changes to OO functions, and PHP additions." Update — May 7th at 16:47 GMT by SS: IBM seems to have removed the article linked in the summary. Here's a different yet related article about the future of PHP, but it's a year old.

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  1. Re:Finally by caramelcarrot · · Score: -1, Troll

    Is this a troll? PHP a nice language? Use something like Python or C# if you want a nice language that's easy to make GUIs in.

  2. Re:So... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Just 200 sites? I think it is time to get off your ass and get them updated to a recent PHP version. Lazy, lazy, lazy.

  3. Re:Namespaces by bigtrike · · Score: 0, Troll

    If it's like anything else half implemented in PHP (such as exceptions), it will most likely result in: Unknown Error At Line 0 of Unknown

    And filing a ticket to ask that said error be made more descriptive will be angrily closed with a resolution of "that's just the way it is"

  4. Re:So... by Max_W · · Score: 0, Troll
    What alternatives? ASPX is slow, expensive and ugly. JAVA is cryptic. Maybe PERL? I had enough of PERL in 90s, thank you.

    PHP just works. And works fast.

    I think ASPX and JAVA are needed to IT-mafia to impress CEOs who heard somewhere of Microsoft and SUN.