Hi,

> On 8 Feb 2015, at 13:32, Timm Friebe <p...@thekid.de> wrote:
> 
>>> I personally see the benefits this could have but also the BC break this
>>> would
>>> introduce.
> [...]
>> I don't see the point of this: the Scalar Type Hints RFC already has a voting
>> option on reserving the type names, and it is set to pass, so by the time 
>> your
>> RFC could go to a vote, it would have been rendered redundant.
> 
> My point is to prevent adoption hurdles *before* PHP 7's release. PHP 5 was a
> sad story in regard to this. PHP 7 shouldn't be; and doesn't have to: So far,
> PHP 7 has stayed largely BC-break free, which is good for its adoption.

If this RFC would somehow pass, yes. However, you’re introducing a competing 
proposal at the “eleventh hour”, so to speak, which is terribly nice. Unless 
there’s a radical shift in how people vote on the Scalar Type Hints RFC, it 
won’t pass, anyway.

> I believe more than just yes and no should be considered in this case, which
> breaks existing code - not just in edge cases and in near-bug-scenarios. 

This has been discussed extensively in the Scalar Type Hints RFC thread, but 
people have voted to reserve the type names anyway.

I appreciate your concerns, but introducing a competing RFC *while its 
competitor is in voting* is both poor sportsmanship, and quite probably futile.
--
Andrea Faulds
http://ajf.me/





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