PHP Tutorial: What's New in PHP 7.4
Version 7.4 of PHP was released a little less than a month ago and I suggest you take a look at the new features brought by this version.
Short arrow function
A new syntax has been added to write a short function that has only one instruction. This syntax will simplify simple callback writing.
// PHP 7.3
$ items = array_filter ($ items, function ($ i) {return $ i% 2 === 0});
// PHP 7.4
$ items = array_filter ($ items, fn ($ i) => $ i% 2 === 0);
It is also interesting to note that these functions do not require the use of the use () for the use of external variables: ...
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