DrupalCon Barcelona 2015: PHP 7 is (almost) here. OMG! PANIC!
About this talk
This talk covers the upcoming release of PHP 7 and the urgent need for migration from PHP 5. The speaker discusses the backward compatibility breaks that developers will encounter during this transition, emphasizing the importance of understanding these changes. The session also explores strategies for evaluating existing code and deciding whether to migrate to PHP 7 directly or adapt the codebase for compatibility with both PHP 5 and 7. Additionally, the speaker highlights the performance enhancements that PHP 7 offers, encouraging developers to stay current with supported versions of PHP.