Getting Started with PHP: A Quick Guide

What Is PHP?

PHP 8 introduced a JIT compiler that noticeably speeds up execution in computation-heavy scenarios. Named arguments in PHP 8 let you call a function's parameters by name, regardless of their declared order.

Why It's Worth Knowing

Attributes, added in PHP 8, replace much of the old PHPDoc-comment-based metadata with native syntax. If you're just getting started with PHP, these few points already give you a clear picture of how it's used in real projects.