PHP 8: named arguments
PHP 8.0 supports optionally calling functions and class methods by specifying the parameter name, instead of calling them on the order of parameters that they are declared.
PHP, and many other programming languages, support positional parameters: The caller passes the parameters in the same order the function/method declares its parameters.
In PHP 8.0, Named Parameters support is added, which means it's now possible to call a function/method by setting the parameters by their name.
Why named arguments?
Let's say this feature was a highly debated one, and there were some counter arguments to not adding them. However, I'd say their benefit far outweigh the fear of backwards compatibility problems or bloated APIs. The way I see it, they will allow us to write cleaner and more flexible code.
