> IMHO, it would be AWESOME if we could funnel some of these cycles from new > syntax and onto other things like parallel processing, async IO, JIT and more > - which can truly take PHP to the next level. New syntax cannot.
The time investment for those projects is enormous. Not many developers have the time or capability to add these things. Furthermore, type system enhancements can have enormous impact. Consider if generics landed in PHP 7.1. You had better believe that would bring us to the "next level". I agree that some of those things you mention would be great things. Please do not reduce type system enhancements to mere syntax. -- PHP Internals - PHP Runtime Development Mailing List To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
