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What's new in PHP X: See the future and discover the past in PHP RFCs
Eric Poe
PHP is more than just a programming language — it’s a conversation that has shaped the web for nearly three decades. Since PHP 5.3, every major feature and deprecation has passed through the Request for Comments (RFC) process, where ideas are proposed, debated, and voted on in public. These discussions capture not only what’s changing in PHP, but _why_ the language evolves the way it does. In this talk, we’ll explore how reading RFCs can reveal both the future of PHP and the lessons of its past. We’ll trace the language’s journey from its early experimental days through the modern renaissance, and look ahead to what’s coming in PHP Next and beyond. Attendees will learn how to interpret RFCs, anticipate upcoming changes, and use this knowledge to write cleaner, more intentional, and future-ready PHP.
