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Modern PHP (8.5+)

Zenith is not just a language; it's a compiler designed to maximize the potential of modern PHP runtimes.

Match Expressions

Match expressions in Zenith map directly to PHP 8.0 match(...) { ... }. Unlike traditional switch statements, match is an expression (it returns a value) and enforces strict identity checks.

Example

$res = match($code) {
    200, 201 => "Success",
    404 => "Not Found",
    500 => "Server Error",
    default => "Unknown Status"
};

Nullsafe Operator (?->)

Zenith provides the ?-> operator for safe property and method access on nullable objects, transpiling to PHP 8.0's nullsafe operator.

Example

// If $user is null, $name will be null instead of throwing an error.
$name = $user?->profile?->getName();

Constructor Property Promotion

(Internal Implementation) Zenith's class system (forthcoming) will leverage PHP 8.0 property promotion to minimize boilerplate.

Fiber Support (Experimental)

Zenith is exploring native asynchronous abstractions using PHP 8.5 Fibers, allowing for concurrent "green thread" execution without the complexity of traditional async/await.