On 03-09-2020 09:38, Brent Roose wrote: > Hi all > > I want to point out the use-case when you're using CS tools, static analysers > and IDEs: they report unused variables as errors. There are ways around those > errors, but it's more convenient if there's language support. I'd say that > conceptually it's also more correct: if you're not using a variable, it > shouldn't be there.
Exactly this. The intent of a particular language construct does not only need to be clear to human readers but also to machines. More explicit intent leads to stronger static code analysis tools, which helps us catch more bugs earlier. Regards, Dik Takken -- PHP Internals - PHP Runtime Development Mailing List To unsubscribe, visit: https://www.php.net/unsub.php
