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

We offer to your attention another selection with links to news and materials.

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News and Releases

• Pickle - Implemented a prototype of a PECL extension manager that will be compatible with Composer, and possibly included in the standard PHP distribution.
• Codeception 2.0 Final - The release of a great testing tool. Parallel execution of tests and a number of other innovations.
• PHP 5.6 beta 4 - Expected the latest beta release and a small, fresh overview of changes and new features in PHP . The first release candidate is expected on June 19th.
• PHP-Excel v1.0 - Release of a 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 soon the first meeting will take place Give more groups in all cities!

Php

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

Instruments

• Buzz - Lightweight HTTP client.
• Snoop - Library allows you to find information about the user (social profiles, images, etc.) by his email. Used by the Rapportive API .
• Stapler - 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 - Library allows you to receive exchange rates from various providers.
• LanguageDetector - Allows you to set the language on a line.
• Certificationy - A console application for preparing for symfony certification.

Study materials

• Rasmus Lerdorf about PHP 5.6, 6.0 and so on - A brief interview with the creator of PHP, as well as slides of the latest Rasmus report on PHP 5.5, 5.6 and application deployment .
• Prototype inheritance in PHP - Experiment on the implementation of inheritance a la JavaScript in PHP. Time arrived translation .
• Named constructors in PHP - As you know, PHP does not support constructor overload, so the author offers an alternative solution in the form of static factory methods.
• When to use static methods
• Explaining PHP Traits
• We work with currencies and rates in PHP
• Token authentication in Silex + AngularJS application
• Creating and processing forms in symfony 2
• Symfony2 + AngularJS - A small post about how to link popular frameworks in the 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 of a container in Laravel applications.
• Using Google's BigQuery in PHP - The post is not the most recent, but it becomes especially relevant in view of the announcement of open access to GDELT from Google BigQuery .
• Review of the new features of PhpStorm 8
• The answer with a transparent single-pixel picture or how to track the opening of letters using symfony
• Install Nginx and PHP on the Raspberry Pi
• Yii2 development news digest # 8 May-June'14
• Speedran on 13 vulnerabilities on sites. Basic concepts and means of protection
• Sphinx indexing from a remote server using PHP
• Phalcon Framework in production
• Useful tools for development on Laravel
• Yii2. Active Record Connections

Audio and video

• Analysis of "bottlenecks" - An interesting report by Ilya Alshanetsky . Slides here .
• Validation of forms in Symfony 2 - Continuation of a series of screencasts about Symfony 2. Previously were: the creation of reusable forms , basics , routing , controllers and templates .
• Annotations in PHP Annotations: they exist! - About how someone uses annotations, and tips on how to use them in their projects.
• Free PHP Testing Course - After registration, the entire course will be available to you, 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 , Best PHPUnit Practices - Testing reports from the creator of PHPUnit.
• Sound of Symfony podcast: Episode 1 - The first release of a new podcast dedicated to Symfony and PHP.

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