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Re:PHP 8.5 Adds Pipe Operator: What it means by wsatb on Tuesday August 05, 2025 @08:50AM (#44797381)
Backwards compatibility. The language has done a pretty amazing job at adding features over the last 10 years without really breaking a lot of old code. I believe PHP still runs about 75% of the internet, so that's pretty huge.
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Re:PHP 8.5 Adds Pipe Operator: What it means by moebrowne on Tuesday August 05, 2025 @08:54AM (#44797425)
The Python 2 to 3 upgrade is a example of how important backwards compatibility is
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