The video titled "PHP doesn't suck (anymore)" addresses the misconceptions that PHP is outdated and highlights the improvements made to the language since PHP 5.4. The speaker emphasizes the changes in PHP syntax and functionality, such as traits, short array syntax, array destructuring, variadic functions, generators, anonymous classes, trailing commas, arrow functions, null coalescing operator, null chaining operator, named arguments, attributes, match statement, weak maps, enums, and type hints.
**Methodology presented:**
- Traits for code reuse and composition
- Short array syntax for concise array declaration
- Array destructuring for assigning array values to variables directly
- Variadic functions for passing varying numbers of arguments
- Generators for memory-efficient iteration
- Anonymous classes for creating class implementations without separate files
- Trailing commas in function calls for improved syntax
- Arrow functions for concise function declarations
- Null coalescing operator for handling null values
- Null chaining operator for avoiding null reference errors
- Named arguments for specifying arguments in any order
- Attributes for adding annotations to classes and methods
- Enhanced exception handling with optional exception variables
- Match statement for concise switch-like statements
- Weak maps for memory-efficient storage
- Enums for defining enumerated types
- Type hints for specifying parameter and return types
- Constructor property promotion for concise property initialization
- Readonly properties for preventing changes after initialization
**Speakers:**
- The speaker in the video