The digest of interesting news and materials from the world of PHP No. 42 (June 1 - 16, 2014)

We bring to your attention the next selection with links to news and materials.

Enjoy reading!

News and Releases

• Pickle - Implemented a prototype manager for PECL extensions, which will be compatible with Composer, and possibly included in the standard PHP package.
• Codeception 2.0 Final - Release a great testing tool. The parallel execution of tests and a number of other innovations.
• PHP 5.6 beta 4 - The expected latest beta release and a small fresh overview of the changes and new features of PHP . The first release candidate is expected on June 19.
• PHP-Excel v1.0 - Release of the well-known library for reading / writing Excel files.
• For the first time in 15 years, the HTTP / 1.1 protocol specification has been updated
• PHP User Group Dnepropetrovsk - A new group of PHP users and the first meeting will be held soon . Give more groups in all cities!

Php

• RFC: Uniform Variable Syntax - A proposal from Nikita Popov, which involves the introduction of a single syntax for variables and calls in PHP. So, constructions inaccessible at the moment will become possible:, $foo()['bar'](); $foo::$bar::$baz; foo()(); $foo->bar()()as well as operations with any expressions in brackets, for example (function() { ... })(), others.
• RFC: Bare Name Array Literal - It is proposed to make quotation marks optional in declaring keys and array values, similar to declaring objects in JavaScript.
• RFC: Bare Name Array Dereference - Continuing to the previous one, in this sentence, the author wants to reduce the syntax of accessing elements of a nested array, and instead $myArray['foobar']['andSoOn']['moreKeys']use something similar $myArray:>foobar:>andSoOn:>moreKeys.

Instruments

• Buzz - A lightweight HTTP client.
• Snoop - The library allows you to find information about the user (social profiles, images, etc.) by his email. Used by the Rapportive API .
• Stapler - A library for uploading files in PHP and bundled with ORM. The author was inspired by the Paperclip Ruby tool .
• JSON Lint - A useful library from the creator of Composer.
• PHPloy - A tool for updating servers via FTP.
• Swap - The library allows you to receive exchange rates from various providers.
• LanguageDetector - Allows you to set the language by line.
• Certificationy - A console application for preparing for Symfony certification.

Learning Materials

• Rasmus Lerdorf about PHP 5.6, 6.0 and more - A short interview with the creator of PHP, as well as slides from Rasmus's latest report on PHP 5.5, 5.6 and application deployment .
• Prototype inheritance in PHP - An experiment to implement inheritance a la JavaScript in PHP. The translation arrived in time .
• Named constructors in PHP - As you know, PHP does not support constructor overloading, so the author offers an alternative solution in the form of static factory methods.
• When to use static methods
• PHP traits explanation
• We work with currencies and courses in PHP
• Token Authentication in Silex + AngularJS Application
• Creating and processing forms in Symfony 2
• Symfony2 + AngularJS - A small post on how to link popular frameworks into an application.
• CSS Minifications in Laravel - Tutorial on creating the appropriate command for the Artisan command-line tool from Laravel.
• Dependency injection using IoC in Laravel - Tutorial on using dependency injection container in Laravel applications.
• Using Google's BigQuery in PHP - The post is not the latest, but it becomes especially relevant in view of the announcement of open access to GDELT from Google BigQuery .
• Overview of the new features of PhpStorm 8
• The answer with a transparent single-pixel image or how to track the opening of letters using Symfony
• Install Nginx and PHP on Raspberry Pi
• Yii2 development news digest # 8 May-June'14
• Speedran on 13 vulnerabilities on sites. Basic concepts and remedies
• Sphinx indexing from a remote server using PHP
• Phalcon Framework on Production
• Useful Laravel Development Tools
• Yii2. Active Record Links

Audio and video

• Analysis of bottlenecks - An interesting report by Ilya Alshanetsky . Slides here .
• Validation of forms in Symfony 2 - Continuation of the series of screencasts about Symfony 2. Previously there were: the creation of reusable forms , basics , routing , controllers and templates .
• Annotations in PHP Annotations: They Exist! - About how someone uses annotations, and tips for using them in their projects.
• Free course on testing in PHP - After registration, you will have access to the entire course, which covers both the basics of testing in general and the use of specific tools: PHPUnit, Codeception, Behat.
• BDD in open source development - An interesting report from the developer Sylius - ecommerce solutions for Symfony2.
• The Driven Developer , PHPUnit Best Practices - Test reports from the creator of PHPUnit.
• Sound of Symfony Podcast: Episode 1 - The first release of a new podcast on Symfony and PHP.

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