PHP 5.5 New Features

Explore the new features and improvements in PHP 5.5 through this comprehensive conference talk from the International PHP Conference. Discover the addition of Generators, the new password hashing API, and the 'finally' keyword. Learn about new functions and methods added to the Core and extensions, as well as deprecated features and backward compatibility changes. Gain insights into the release process, performance enhancements, and platform-specific improvements. Understand the impact of these updates on PHP development and how to leverage them in your projects.

Introduction
Who is Julien
Why the Elephant
Release dates
Release process
Help PHP
New Features
New API
Password Hash
Password String
Generators
Generators as object
Generator class
Rewind generator
Finally keyword
Final keyword
Other changes
Lists
Iterators
Constant expression directly
Bouillon function
Class magic constant
OPH
Cash
Opkg
Performance
Platform Performance
Engine Performance