Hi
Am 2026-01-31 06:52, schrieb Vadim Dvorovenko:
Introducing Pipe to return RFC
https://wiki.php.net/rfc/pipe_to_return
In short, RFC proposes piping expression result to `return` to be used
together with pipe operator to reduce cognitive load
Thank you for your RFC. I appreciate how well-written it is and how
carefully you followed the suggested template.
That said, I agree with the others that I find the proposal a step
backwards in terms of readability. Having the `return` at the start of
the line is a clear indicator that the function ends there and it is
only a “single bit” of information I have to keep in mind while I
continue reading until I find the semicolon ending the statement. It is
also consistent with how assignments - the other primary use case for
pipes - start with the target variable and the equals before the “pipe
expression”. I think it would not be wrong to think of `return` as
“assigning to the return value”.
While it is true that no one is forced to use the new syntax, I will
inevitably come across it in libraries that decide to use it, thus I
will be forced to know that it is a thing and to understand what it
does. And of course all IDEs and static analyzers will need to learn
about it as well.
For these reasons, I don't believe it meets the cost-benefit ratio.
Best regards
Tim Düsterhus
