Java is going to add "var" (http://openjdk.java.net/jeps/286), we are going to remove...
________________________________________ From: mtko...@gmail.com <mtko...@gmail.com> on behalf of Mutlu Kocak <mtko...@mtkocak.net> Sent: Thursday, March 24, 2016 22:15 To: Colin O'Dell Cc: PHP Internals Subject: Re: [PHP-DEV] [VOTE] var deprecation +1 var should be deprecated On Thursday, 24 March 2016, Colin O'Dell <colinod...@gmail.com> wrote: > There have been some last-minute concerns raised about var being reserved > "for future usage". My intent was that var couldn't be used for > function/class names IN CASE it was re-used in the future, but not > encouraging it to be re-used. I'd assume that reusing it would require a > separate RFC to pass by a 2/3rds margin. > > Does anyone disagree with this interpretation or feel that it should be > explicitly stated? Would anyone change their vote from NO to YES if "for > future usage" was removed (but "reserving it" was kept in)? Would anyone > change their vote from NO to YES if the question of "reserving it" could be > voted on separately? > > If so, and we can stop the vote to make these changes, I'd strongly prefer > to do so. I'd hate for three words to sink the entire RFC. > > (My apologies if this belongs in the discussion thread instead) > > Regards, > > Colin > > On Thu, Mar 24, 2016 at 8:40 AM Colin O'Dell <colinod...@gmail.com > <javascript:;>> wrote: > > > Hello everyone, > > > > It has been two weeks since discussion started on the RFC to deprecate > and > > eventually remove the "var" keyword (and one month since the idea was > > originally proposed). > > > > This RFC has therefore been moved to the "In Voting" state. Voting will > > begin immediately and will end in one week. > > > > You can find the full RFC (including the proposed patch and automatic > > upgrade tool) here: https://wiki.php.net/rfc/var_deprecation > > > > I encourage everyone to read the RFC and cast your vote towards whichever > > option you feel is the best for the language and the community. > > > > Regards, > > > > Colin O'Dell > > > -- Mutlu Koçak | Computer Scientist & Engineer Mobile: +420775259871 Parizksa 5, Praha 1 Prague Czech Republic Personal Website: http://www.mtkocak.com -- PHP Internals - PHP Runtime Development Mailing List To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
