Features, performance upgrades, and deprecations in PHP 8.4

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PHP 8.4 will introduce property hooks, allow 'new' keyword without parentheses, JIT improvements, deprecated implicit nullable types, and new DOM HTML5 support.

What's new in PHP 8.4

Wow, PHP 8.4 is shaping up to be a game-changer! 🚀
I’m particularly excited about the property hooks – it seems like a powerful addition that will give us more control and flexibility in our code. The ability to use the ‘new’ keyword without parentheses is a nice touch too; it will definitely clean up some of those repetitive lines.
JIT improvements are always welcome – anything that boosts performance gets a thumbs up from me. 👍
And last but not least, new DOM HTML5 support is fantastic news for those of us working heavily with HTML and DOM manipulation.
All in all, PHP 8.4 looks like it’s bringing a lot of thoughtful and impactful enhancements. Can’t wait to start using it! 💻✨
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Finally, ‘new’ keyword without parentheses is great. Brings the language into 2020s

Property hooks will affect every codebase &amp; make it a bit easier on the eyes for the new gen developers.

I’ve had property hooks in my PHP MVC framework since 2012. LOL. Yet another feature I have implemented that PHP is killing, the last major one being strict data types.
I’m totally OK with it though. The more PHP does right, the less I have to fix in Hazaar MVC and the less I have to maintain. Winning!

Would not be better to kill off <code>php</code> ?