-----Original Message----- From: Derick Rethans [mailto:der...@php.net]
> On Thu, Jun 23, 2011 at 8:49 AM, Martin Scotta <martinsco...@gmail.com> wrote: > > I think proposed change is extremely counter intuitive to the design > of PHP in regard to scoping and would be a very large bc break, PHP is > doing exactly what it is suppose to do here and I wouldn't want it any > other way. Agreed. Although I generally favor the idea of strong scope, it isn't practical to implement in PHP. It isn't sensible because PHP doesn't require explicit variable declaration, and the BC break would be crippling. John Crenshaw Priacta, Inc.
