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Subject: Re: [PHP-DEV] [RFC] $this return type
From: sebastian@php.net (Sebastian Bergmann)

Am 07.09.2021 um 12:28 schrieb Nikita Popov:
> I have some reservations about this (which basically come down to $this not
> being a proper "type", so should it be in the type system?) but I can see
> the practical usefulness, so I think it's worth discussing this.

I am not conviced that there is enough value in this to introduce syntax 
for it, but if at all, then please not "$this" as the name for a type.

Off the top of my head, I think that "same" could make sense.