On Wed, Mar 16, 2016, at 11:36 AM, Phil Sturgeon wrote:
> Hello everyone,
>
> I have completed the draft for an RFC, to add Typed Properties. The
> patch has been written by the one and only Joe Watkins.
>
> https://wiki.php.net/rfc/typed-properties
>
> I would really appreciate constructive feedback on this RFC, with a
> few areas especially:
>
> 1. How scared are we that integers can be expanded to floats on runtime?
First, this looks awesome, Phil!
After reading through it, I think we can consult with function return
types:
function blah() : int {
return 55.5;
}
var_dump(blah());
Will return 55. It's a little different with properties, but what are
your thoughts on this runtime conversion?
>
> 2. This whole temporary nullability situation, where unset properties
> will error on attempted usage if not set. Should they instead error
> after the constructor has been called if they are still not holding a
> value?
>
> 3. Weak vs Strict. Right now this is entirely strict, with no
> declare() to change mode. Reasons for this vary, from various sources,
> but include "Not sure how to implement it" and "Well people should not
> be using properties as part of their public API".
>
> Help on 3 would be appreciated.
>
> Also let's please avoid "PHP IS TURNING INTO JAVA" and the other
> rather common rhetoric. Strict Type Hinting might have been seen as a
> battleground for fans of strict and fans of weak to fight through a
> keyboard, but this RFC will not be the repeat.
>
> We'll have a nice, orderly, constructive conversation about this RFC,
> and improve the patch as you all provide feedback.
>
> Let me know what you think folks!
>
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