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Subject: [RFC][DISCUSSION] Match expression v2
From: tovilo.ilija@gmail.com (Ilija Tovilo)

Hi internals

I'd like to announce the match expression v2 RFC:
https://wiki.php.net/rfc/match_expression_v2

The goal of the new draft is to be as simple and uncontroversial as
possible. It differs from v1 in the following ways:

* Blocks were removed
* Secondary votes were removed
    * optional semicolon
    * omitting `(true)`
* Unimportant details were removed (e.g. examples for future scope)

You can look at the diff here:
https://github.com/iluuu1994/match-expression-rfc/pull/8/files

I will also leave the discussion period open for longer as that too
was one of the primary criticisms.

As mentioned by Kalle:

> Resurrecting rejected RFCs have a "cooldown" of 6 months:
> https://wiki.php.net/rfc/voting#resurrecting_rejected_proposals

That is, unless:

> The author(s) make substantial changes to the proposal. While it's
> impossible to put clear definitions on what constitutes 'substantial'
> changes, they should be material enough so that they'll significantly
> affect the outcome of another vote.

Given that many people have said without blocks they'd vote yes I'd
say this is the case here. Let me know if you don't agree.

Ilija