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Subject: Re: [PHP-DEV] [RFC] Auto-capture multi-line closures
 andshortfunctions take 2
From: cschneid@cschneid.com (Christian Schneider)

Am 25.03.2021 um 14:29 schrieb Mark Randall <marandall@php.net>:
> On 25/03/2021 09:28, Rowan Tommins wrote:
>> That's not quite what I meant. I meant that you can't say "capture by =
default, but this variable is definitely local".
>=20
> I think if there's one argument against, this would be it, but IMHO it =
is a weakness in PHP as a whole.

I'm not sure if I misunderstand what you're saying but to me it is one =
of the greatest things about PHP that everything is local by default =
(minus a narrow set of well-known and easily enough recognizable =
things).

> The solution would be adding JS-like let / const statements. Which =
would be a benefit to other things too.


I disagree that this is the solution. I think JS had to add var and =
later let because of the unfortunate decision to have C-like scoping =
rules.
Making scoping in PHP more complex to be able to repeat this mistake in =
some form seems ill-advised to me.

- Chris