Advanced PHP

Unlocking Raw Performance: Writing Custom PHP Extensions in C

27 December 2025·1557 words·8 mins

Advanced PHP Performance Internals Php-Internals C-Programming Zend-Engine Performance System-Programming Extension-Dev

Introduction # In the landscape of 2025, PHP is faster than ever. With the maturity of PHP 8.4, the optimizations in the JIT (Just-In-Time) compiler, and the improved type system, the need to drop down to C is less frequent than it was a decade ago. However, “less frequent” does not mean “obsolete.”

Mastering Symfony Components: Building Agnostic, Reusable PHP Libraries

15 December 2025·1958 words·10 mins

Advanced PHP Architecture Open Source Php-8.4 Symfony-Components Library Development Dependency-Injection Composer Software Architecture

Introduction # In the landscape of modern PHP development (circa 2025), the line between a “framework developer” and a “library creator” has blurred significantly. We are no longer just writing glue code for Laravel or Symfony applications; we are architecting robust, standalone packages that can be dropped into any environment.

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