Sara Golemon @pollita@phpc.social

You got it, buddy. 👍

I *should* probably reply to this, but like... it's got to be some weird kind of spam-oriented fake, right?

Like, nobody hits that close while still missing the mark, do they?

No, the PHP project isn't your hosting provider, dude.

You may consider the trigger... pulled.

https://github.com/php/web-php/commit/a681d2b76eff15a1c55588253580b5eb5e3d9c70

8.0.0alpha1 is official, everybody!

Be hype: https://gist.github.com/sgolemon/9b268eb2606cdc9664d77a77f9595540

$today->setStatus(HYPE);

Wow! JetBrains just became a github sponsor for me! Thanks guys!

Eeep. 8.0.0alpha1 release is literally next week. Already planning to do it "live" with three others watching. Should I record it and post an edited version afterwards (to remove the inevitable periods of waiting for builds/tests)?

PHP 7.1 is dead (to Wordpress), long live PHP 8.

https://twitter.com/schlessera/status/1270788445808537604

Test run has been.... rough.
Getting there though.
Surprised nobody on the 7.3 or 7.4 branches sent PRs to make this work for them.

It occurs on a review that I may have implied that any (or all?) of the other three are somehow *not* trustworthy. Allow me to clarify that they are all capable apes* of integrity. Merely meant to suggest that the reader reflect on what they personally know of each.

* Apologies also for implying that Humans are a form of Monkey. We are of course, in the family of Great Apes, or Hominidae if you prefer.

At the risk of being premature, there is a *possibility* that I'll be the veteran Release Manager for PHP 8.0 alongside one of three fine gentlemen. https://wiki.php.net/todo/php80

Not going to endorse anyone, as that'd be of questionable propriety, but if you have a vote, I encourage you to make your voice heard. A monkey could do this job, but make sure it's a monkey you can trust.

Man.... I am so conflicted about user-space operator overloading vote....

Aaaaaand PHP surprising me after 25 years.

Switch statements will let you use `case 42:` or `case 42;` (note colon vs semi-colon) interchangably.

Why? Because it's PHP.
*shrug*

Whelp. It's official. php[tek]2020 has been cancelled. My year is shaping up to be almost entirely travel free (not counting all that cross-country driving in January).

Evidently @calevans has released the interview with @derickr and I at #SunshinePHP2020.

Have a listen! (Most of these podcasts sound better than this, I guess there were hardware issues that day)
https://voicesoftheelephpant.com/2020/02/26/interview-with-sara-golemon-derick-rethans/