Marcolin's Blog: Marcos Marcolin's blog, Senior Software Engineer. Articles about PHP, architecture, performance and DevOps.
August 27, 2026 • 6 min read
TypePHP, the compiler that turns PHP into a native binary
Recently, the Swoole team open sourced a project that caught my attention: TypePHP, an AOT (Ahead-of-Time) compiler for PHP.
For anyone unfamiliar with the term, AOT means...
August 17, 2026 • 8 min read
Discover the main new features in PHP 8.6
PHP 8.6 is still under development and testing, with a planned release for the second half of November 2026. The information in this post may change until then, as RFCs get voted on and implemented....
August 4, 2026 • 2 min read
How PHP Velho Oeste 2026 went
A bit late here, but... on May 29th and 30th, Chapecó hosted the fourth edition of PHP Velho Oeste, and as an organizer and resident of the city that hosts the event, I carry the same feeling I...
March 2, 2026 • 4 min read
🌪️ The 100-million-row challenge in PHP - How to take part
How would you process 100 million rows from a CSV file in the shortest time possible? I recently found out, through LinkedIn, about an interesting challenge for anyone who enjoys exploring...
February 18, 2026 • 20 min read
🐘 PHP 30 Years - A Conversation with Larry Garfield
This interview is part of the PHP 30 Years – Contributor Interview series, created to celebrate three decades of the language and highlight the people who have helped, and continue to help, shape...
November 21, 2025 • 5 min read
Discover the main new features in PHP 8.5
As has been tradition over the last decade, PHP gets a new version every year, and now it's PHP 8.5's turn. If you follow this blog or my LinkedIn, you've probably already seen some of these new...