PHP properties are having a golden age. Starting with PHP 7.4, they've become steadily more capable and flexible, and now in PHP 8.4 interface properties, hooks, and asymmetric visibility absolutely blow open the power of properties.

So now what? Now that we have all this power, what shall we do with it? Is it really just an edge case benefit, or does it necessitate a rethink of what it even means to model data? Or both?

In this session, we'll look at PHP properties, and OOP modeling in general, with fresh eyes to see all that they can, should, and will do to make our lives that much better.

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Time to stop leaking implementation details and type a lot less by using the latest PHP properties. Great talk!

This is the type of talk that can cause a paradigm shift in how PHP code is written. Well thought out with good arguments to challenge the traditional thought. Great talk Larry!

Andrew Easton at 13:28 on 22 May 2025

prefect blend of great, clear information and memes

Bill Tressler at 15:50 on 22 May 2025

I’m excited to put what Larry discussed into practice. Of course we first need to get up to version.

Dana Luther at 16:34 on 22 May 2025

Absolutely fantastic. This clarified quite a few nuances that I haven’t picked up on yet and I’m really excited about where the language is going. Truly transformative.
Everything was clearly presented and engaging.

s w at 22:34 on 22 May 2025

Thanks Larry. Really exciting stuff.