Where No PHP Has Gone Before - David Flanagan

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Explore the future of PHP with David Flanagan as he discusses running PHP applications with WebAssembly, overcomes serverless computing limitations, and introduces innovative tools and technologies.

Key takeaways

The speaker, David, talked about using WebAssembly to run PHP applications, aiming to overcome the limitations of Docker and serverless computing.
He demonstrated the use of Pulumi, a cloud-agnostic Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tool, to deploy a PHP application as a WebAssembly module.
The speaker discussed the issues with running PHP applications in serverless environments, such as cold starts, and how WebAssembly can help mitigate these issues.
He showed how to use WebAssembly to execute PHP code, allowing it to be run outside of a browser.
The speaker emphasized the potential of WebAssembly to revolutionize the way we think about language execution and deployment.
He also highlighted the importance of community efforts, citing the struggles of creating a JSON schema for WebAssembly and the need for more support from major companies.
David showcased various tools and technologies, including Pulumi, Spin, and BuildKit, to demonstrate the possibilities of using WebAssembly for serverless computing.
He stressed the need for improved debugging capabilities and the development of more intuitive interfaces for working with WebAssembly.
The speaker wrapped up by emphasizing the potential of WebAssembly to “change the game” and encouraged the audience to explore this technology further.

Where No PHP Has Gone Before - David Flanagan

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