---
title: "PHP is getting a huge quality-of-life upgrade | Syntax Error"
url: https://daily.dev/posts/php-is-getting-a-huge-quality-of-life-upgrade-syntax-error-wf2uc613z
source_url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ykhe_GBNCvI
type: video:youtube
source: "Awesome"
published: 2025-07-14T09:18:13.338Z
updated: 2025-12-08T02:13:56.923Z
tags: ["functional-programming", "laravel", "php"]
reading_time: 3
upvotes: 39
comments: 6
language: en
---

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# PHP is getting a huge quality-of-life upgrade | Syntax Error

**[Awesome](https://daily.dev/sources/awesome-coding)** · 3 min read · 39 upvotes · 6 comments

## Summary

PHP 8.5 introduces the pipe operator, a functional programming feature that allows chaining data transformations in a readable top-to-bottom flow. The operator passes values from left to right as function arguments, eliminating nested function calls and improving code readability. Future partial function application support will further enhance the pipe operator's flexibility by allowing placeholder syntax for multi-argument functions.

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## Community discussion

Top comments from developers on daily.dev.

**@vladutteodor18** · 1 upvotes

> What is that huge? :)) it's just a new operator that can make code harder to read. yeeey. Cool, yea, but huge quality of life... not really

**@milmike** · 1 upvotes

> "php is back". Was it ever gone?

**@tuxlector** · 0 upvotes

> Why just simple tilde or tilda `~` isn't used instead of `|>` ? Other than that - cool news but old already.

**@jenueldev** · 0 upvotes

> useful but I don't know if I will use them in the future. But I know their is an effort putting this feature on the new update.. more power to PHP

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