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PHP 5.3 is released

I am happy to announce about PHP 5.3 release. Some of PHP 5.3 advantages are the followings:

namespaces (http://php.net/namespaces)
With namespace support grouping or packaging the classes will be easier and neat. As a Java and .NET lover I liked this feature very much.

anonymous functions (http://www.php.net/manual/en/functions.anonymous.php)
JavaScript fans will like it. It's not too good idea to use anonymous functions everywhere, but, it's very useful if write very short functions and you use only for one problem.

Late Static Bindings (http://php.net/lsb)
The feature for late binding of static methods.

Improvement on ternary operator (http://php.net/ternary)
You can leave out the middle part of ternary operator from now.  The expression cond1?:expression is valid while it was not in earlier versions of PHP.

Flexibility in php.ini (http://www.php.net/manual/en/ini.sections.php)
You can define the settings depending on the PATH or HOST where the script will run.

MySQL native drivers (http://php.net/mysqli.mysqlnd)
You don't need to install MySQL Client for being able to work with remote MySQL. The PHP's mysql driver is enough.

Hmmm. I will be waiting for Zend Framework and Zend Server optimized for PHP 5.3