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Date: Mon, 19 Jun 2023 21:10:05 -0600
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To: David Gebler <davidgebler@gmail.com>
Cc: Rowan Tommins <rowan.collins@gmail.com>, internals@lists.php.net
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Subject: Re: [PHP-DEV] [RFC] Interface Default Methods
From: levim@php.net (Levi Morrison)

> I like the idea of this RFC - in fact it's one which has been near top of
> my wishlist for PHP language features for a long time - but I think this is
> an issue with the proposed implementation which at the very least warrants
> highlighting and discussion.

I understand your concern but personally believe it's overblown. This
problem already exists with abstract classes, but doesn't seem to be
that much of an issue in practice. I hope static analysis can fill the
gap here, but don't think these checks are necessary to ship this
feature.