What PHP learned from Python
summary
Compares concrete moves: Python 2→3 breaks (string/iterator API changes, removal of helper names) slow adoption over seven years with many users stuck on Python 2.7, migration tools like 2to3 and the six shim, and the late reinstatement of the u'' literal in 3.3. Contrasts PHP 7 choices: keep legacy MySQL API warnings from 5.5, preserve B'' syntax and messy stdlib signatures while adding new APIs later, and push a clear carrot — ~3x performance — driving fast uptake to ~90% of package users.
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chapters (11)
- 0:00Introduction
- 1:40PHP background
- 2:25PHP versioning
- 3:19Upgrade
- 6:17Carrots Sticks
- 6:50Strings
- 9:09Compatibility
- 13:10Binary strings
- 14:49Iteration
- 18:16Future imports
- 21:46Carrots
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