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PHP Tools for Visual Studio (September 2023)

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We're releasing version 1.75 of PHP Tools for Visual Studio! This September release improves the editor experience, introduces compatibility with PHP 8.3, adds fast caching of vendor folder, adds more inline code suggestions, and improves stability and overall performance.

IntelliPHP - AI-Assisted PHP Development

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In the fast-evolving landscape of software development, artificial intelligence has become an indispensable tool for boosting productivity and efficiency. Microsoft's IntelliCode, GitHub Copilot, and other AI-powered solutions have already made a significant impact in the industry, offering code suggestions and completions to developers. Today, we introduce you to IntelliPHP, an innovative AI engine developed specifically for PHP developers, designed to revolutionize the way PHP code is written.

How to install and configure Xdebug for XAMPP on Mac

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XAMPP is a very popular cross-platform Apache distribution containing MariaDB (fork of MySQL), PHP, and Perl. But unfortunately, XAMPP doesn't come bundled with the Xdebug, which is an extension that enables PHP debugging. This tutorial shows one way how to get it on Mac - we will be compiling Xdebug from sources.

Start with Laravel in VS Code on Docker

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Imagine you are part of the team and you want each member to develop in one standardized environment. They can have different operating systems and use different development tools or IDEs, but you want to have one unified environment with all the required dependencies.