Re: [PHP-DEV] [Concept] Flip relative function lookup order (global, then local)

[Rowan Tommins [IMSoP]]

On 23 August 2024 15:04:32 BST, Stephen Reay <php-li...@koalephant.com> wrote:
>
>I stand by the rest of my argument though. This entire ridiculous discussion 
>about a huge BC break that introduces bizarre inconsistencies, is 100% because 
>a handful of people don't want to type `\`.

Again, I'm not sure which straw man you're attacking. The largest BC break 
would be to require users to type the leading backslash, in exchange for 
removing the current "bizarre inconsistencies" and making functions resolve the 
same way as classes.

Other proposals aim to shift that balance - leaving some inconsistency, but 
less compatibility break. 

And most users don't object to using a leading backslash, they just (quite 
reasonably) have no idea what impact it has on the ability of the engine to 
optimise their code.

Regards,
Rowan Tommins
[IMSoP]