Tideways at PHPDay Verona: Gold Sponsor & Talk on “Shipping PHP 8.5”

Tideways will be attending PHPDay, the long-running PHP conference organized by GrUSP. The event takes place in Verona, Italy, on May 14–15, 2026.

This year, Tideways is joining as a Gold Sponsor.

From our team, Volker, Tim, and Tobi will be on site. Volker will also be speaking at the conference.

Talk: Shipping PHP 8.5

In “Shipping PHP 8.5”, Volker shares a release manager’s perspective on how a new PHP version comes together. The talk covers the features in PHP 8.5 and explains how releasing and contributing to a PHP version works in general.

You’ll learn how individual contributors and the PHP Foundation shape a new PHP release, how features make it into PHP, how decisions are made, and how to navigate the process, both to better understand PHP’s evolution and to contribute to the core language yourself.

If you’re attending PHPDay, make sure to catch Volker’s session.

If you’d like to connect with our developers during the conference, feel free to reach out at [email protected].