betterCode() PHP 2026

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betterCode() PHP is the heise online conference dedicated to PHP, organised by iX and dpunkt.verlag in cooperation with thePHP.cc. The event targets PHP developers and teams maintaining or modernising PHP applications, and it brings together voices from the international PHP community, including contributors involved in the language's release process and in The PHP Foundation. The main conference day takes place online on 3 December 2026, followed by three online workshops on 4, 8 and 10 December. The program covers new features and removals in PHP 8.6, supply-chain security with Composer, observability, AI-assisted refactoring of legacy applications, an interactive AI glossary and the work of The PHP Foundation, ending with a closing panel. Attendees join through the browser without installing software, can talk with others by chat or video, and receive recordings and slides afterward. Participants come away prepared for the next PHP release, with concrete practices for securing dependencies and instrumenting applications and an informed view of how AI tools can help modernise older codebases. For PHP teams across German-speaking Europe, this online PHP conference offers a compact way to stay current with the ecosystem.