> On Jul 5, 2021, at 7:14 AM, Rowan Tommins <rowan.coll...@gmail.com> wrote: > > On 05/07/2021 11:46, Patrick ALLAERT wrote: >> Did we ever deprecated something without the immediate intention of >> removing it? > > > What would that even mean?
It would mean that although the functions are available and allowed, they are not recommended[1]. > Surely a deprecation, by definition, is a notice that something is going to > be removed. I know that you, and others on this list, have chosen to define deprecation as including removal, but that is actually not the accepted definition on the web, nor is it in any way a requirement, it is just your preference. Indirectly from Wikipedia and voted as the top answer on StackOverflow here[2] (emphasis MINE): "deprecation is a status applied to software features to indicate that they should be avoided, typically because they have been superseded. Although deprecated features remain in the software, their use may raise warning messages recommending alternative practices, and deprecation MAY indicate that the feature will be removed in the future." So I am arguing for the legitimacy of retaining "deprecated" features if their removal would cause significant BC breakage, I'm not just trying to be a pendant. -Mike [1] https://whatis.techtarget.com/definition/deprecated [2] https://stackoverflow.com/questions/8111774/deprecated-meaning -- PHP Internals - PHP Runtime Development Mailing List To unsubscribe, visit: https://www.php.net/unsub.php
