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From: rowan.collins@gmail.com (Rowan Tommins)

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On 2 June 2023 14:21:49 BST, "M=C3=A1t=C3=A9 Kocsis" <kocsismate90@gmail=2E=
com> wrote:
>I hope that I don't sound elitist, but codebases not using static
>analysis=2E=2E=2E are kind of hopeless=2E=2E=2E=20

Then I guess we should just pack up and go home, because right now PHP doe=
sn't even have an official static analyser, let alone a mandatory one; and =
the evolution of Hack shows just how much the language would need to change=
 for such a tool to guarantee full coverage=2E

The needs of new users being introduced to best practices are different fr=
om those maintaining and modernising existing codebases=2E Sometimes, they'=
re in direct opposition, but I think we have a duty to try to support both =
where we can=2E


> The purpose is to have the "correct" return type=2E Is it worth it? Well=
, it home
> depends=2E=2E=2E For me, what's important is that PHP becomes a more and
> more predictable and accessible language, and I care less about minimizi=
ng
> backward compatibility breaks=2E

I think Claude is taking the same premise, and reaching a  different concl=
usion: returning true is consistent with the other methods on the class, an=
d that consistency makes it more predictable and more accessible=2E=20


Regards,
--=20
Rowan Tommins
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