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Here are some updates we’d like to share with you.
One of our most anticipated projects is the research into generics for PHP. In August, we published a comprehensive report on the state of generics and collections in PHP. This research is a crucial step towards potentially implementing generics in future PHP. The further direction has not been decided yet, so we encourage the PHP community to review the report and provide feedback.
We are thrilled to announce that Ben Marks has stepped up as the official PHP Foundation ambassador. Ben is Director Global Market Development at Shopware, and was a co-Founder of the Magento Association.
In this role, Ben will:
We're confident that Ben's contributions will strengthen our connections within the PHP world and help us better serve the community's needs.
Please give Ben a warm welcome!
We’d like to make sure our thephp.foundation website provides clear information about what we do, how sponsors can support the foundation, and what are the benefits on top of supporting the PHP language maintenance and development. Please share what you think is missing on the website or is not clearly described. Roast the website so we can improve!
We want to extend a big thank you to all the individuals and organizations supporting The PHP Foundation. This time, we’d like to give special recognition to Sovereign Tech Fund for their incredible investment this year. And a big thank you to Cybozu, Les-Tilleuls.coop, pixiv Inc., Mercari Inc., Aternos GmbH, Ardennes-étape, CH Studio, and SPY.
We’re also deeply grateful to our major sponsors for their continued commitment: Automattic, JetBrains, Private Packagist, Craft CMS, Zend by Perforce, Tideways, and Symfony.
Thank you so much to everyone who sponsored – the PHP Foundation is all of us!
That’s all for today. Follow us on X/Twitter @ThePHPF, Mastodon phpc.social/@thephpf, and LinkedIn to get the latest updates from the PHP Foundation. 💜🐘