===== Release Managers =====

  * Julien Pauli (jpauli@php.net)
  * David Soria Parra (dsp@php.net)

===== Timetable =====

  * Nov 14 2012 Alpha1 - DONE
  * Dec 13 2012 Alpha2 - DONE
  * Jan 5 2013 Alpha3 - DONE
  * Jan 24 2013 Alpha4
  * Jan 31 2013 Beta1 - Features Freeze
  * Betas and RCs
  * Q1/2013 Final release

===== RFC merged =====
  * [[rfc:generators|Generators]]\\ This RFC proposes adding generators as a simple and boilerplate-free way of defining iterators.
  * [[rfc:finally|support finally keyword]]\\ Add try catch finally supporting
  * [[rfc:foreachlist|foreach_variable supporting T_LIST]]\\ This extends PHP's language parser to support T_LIST in foreach_variable
  * [[rfc:constdereference|Const array/string dereference]] \\ A little improvement to make things consistent
  * [[rfc:empty_isset_exprs|Allow arbitrary expression arguments to empty() and isset()]]\\ Proposes to allow ''empty(getArray())'' etc.
  * [[rfc:hash_pbkdf2|Adding hash_pbkdf2 function]]\\ This RFC proposes adding a hash_pbkdf2 function to the hash package
  * [[rfc:password_hash|Add Simplified Password Hashing]]\\ This RFC proposes adding 3 new functions to the core to expose a much simplified password hashing API.
  * [[rfc:remove_preg_replace_eval_modifier|Remove preg_replace /e modifier]]\\ This RFC aims at deprecating and subsequently removing the /e modifier (PREG_REPLACE_EVAL) that preg_replace provides.
  * [[rfc:mysql_deprecation|ext/mysql deprecation]]\\ Formally deprecating ext/mysql in PHP.

===== RFC accepted =====
  * [[rfc:uconverter|Add UConverter]]\\ A proposal to add ICU::UConverter functionality to ext/intl
  

===== RFC under discussion =====
  * [[rfc:request-tempnam|Modify tempnam() to handle directories and auto-cleanup]]
  * [[rfc:class_name_scalars|Class Name Resolution As Scalar Via "class" Keyword]]
  * [[rfc:datetime_tostring|Add a __toString() implementation to datetime]]
  * [[rfc:useas|Allow use T_AS in closure use statement]]
  * [[rfc:enhanced_error_handling|Enhanced Error Handling]]
  * [[rfc:typechecking|Parameter type specification]]
  * [[rfc:propertygetsetsyntax-as-implemented|Property accessors syntax]]
 
===== TODO Items =====
  * Check for NEWS to be updated as well as Online Documentation

===== TODO Items For Discussion =====
  * Remove ereg dependencies, and adding the --without-regex configure option

===== Related resources =====
  * [[http://svn.php.net/viewvc/php/php-src/trunk/NEWS?view=markup|PHP 5.5 NEWS (changelog)]]