Microsoft has not stated why they will no longer support PHP 8.0, but it could be due to the extensive PHP support already existing in the Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL).

A senior Google database expert loves the JIT compiler, but others doubt its worth and say it could be hard to maintain.

PHP continues to be one of the most widely used scripting languages on the web. PHP 8 brings many new features and other improvements, which we shall explore in this article series.

PHP 8.0 adds support for several functions- and methods-related features, including enhanced callables, named function arguments, and Fibers, interruptible functions adding support for multitasking.