On Wed, Jul 1, 2026 at 5:53 PM Seifeddine Gmati <[email protected]> wrote:
> > It's not just the core team that has to change, it's all the plugins. > Most sites have considerable custom theme code - the one I'm responsible > for does. > > Plugins can also upgrade just as easily, because the alternative > already works for all supported PHP versions. > > > I could run that query, but I wouldn't be comfortable doing it because > there are no tests for that old code. I do have tests, but most all of them > step over the PHP backend and focus on the output of the twig templates > because that's easier to test in the first place. I do have a sanity test > that iterates over 150 pages of the site looking for PHP and JavaScript > errors in the output or console, but that's a bare minimum. > > This part I can reassure you on directly: you don't need tests to make > this specific change safely. I'm stopping right there. I've watched people make proclamations like that, execute the code, crash servers costing thousands of dollars in downtime and promptly get fired. You've never been in a position of authority to make a pragmatic decision. No one with that burden would type what you've typed. Pragmatic decisions often suck, but they are made for sound reasons. Step out of your ivory tower sometime and maybe you'll learn that. I've stated my reasoning. I don't need to repeat it to deaf ears.
