I'd really like to see full unicode support as well, scalar values as objects with methods ($intVar->abs()), and the ability to import all classes/functions from a namespace.
On Tue, Jul 17, 2012 at 11:37 AM, Leigh <lei...@gmail.com> wrote: > > While I think having a legacy implementation is definitely worth while, > it > > needs to be in core. So PHP6 would introduce the new syntax, and include > the > > legacy functionality in as close to 100% backwards compatible way as > > possible. From there, we'd only remove the legacy functionality from > core in > > 7 (which could be 4 or 5 years out). > > I personally think this is already straying a little off topic. > Discussing how legacy functions should be implemented is taking up > more of the thread than discussing what actual features people want to > see. > > I guess I feel 6 really should still be about ZE3 and full Unicode, > which means pretty much a ground up rewrite. If that turns out to be > the case, I think that while legacy support should be included it > shouldn't influence the design of the new engine. This is version 6, > BC will break, and performance and functionality improvements > shouldn't be hampered due to legacy concerns. > > This is the sole basis for my suggestion. Write 6 how it should be. > Add legacy afterwards. > > > We don't want to be in the same situation with 6 that python was in with > 3, > > and perl was in 5. We want to encourage adoption. Having a PECL extension > > needed for adoption is not going to fly too well. But if we can add the > new > > functionality and give people an easy migration path, adoption will be > > easier. > > As Brandon said, have it on by default, and let people > --disable-whatever-its-called > > Lets get the discussion back towards features. I know I don't talk > here much, but I enjoy reading what everyone has to say. > > Anthony I agree with all of your original suggestions. Exceptions > everywhere is the big one for me. Namespaces as meta-objects and > namespace private functions, definitely. > > -- > PHP Internals - PHP Runtime Development Mailing List > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > > -- *Brandon Wamboldt* Programmer / Web Developer StackOverflow Careers Profile<http://careers.stackoverflow.com/brandonwamboldt>- GitHub Profile <https://github.com/brandonwamboldt> - LinkedIn<https://github.com/brandonwamboldt> - My Blog <http://brandonwamboldt.ca/>
