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PHP 7.1 Makes Its Debut

Written by Michael Larabel in Programming on 2 December 2016 at 07:09 AM EST. 13 Comments

PHP 7.1 is now officially available.

This first major update to last year's huge PHP 7.0 release builds several new features on top. Introduced by PHP 7.1 is nullable types, a void return type, a iterable pseudo-type, class constant visibility modifiers, support for catching multiple exception types, and many other language enhancements plus more performance optimizations and other work.

More details on PHP 7.1 via the RFC page and the official announcement.

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