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Date: Mon, 30 Oct 2023 17:25:21 +0000
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Subject: Re: [PHP-DEV] New RFC : empty() function
From: tekiela246@gmail.com (Kamil Tekiela)

I would be voting against any function that checks for "empty". The
`empty()` construct we have now should almost never be used in any
reasonable code. It should be avoided at all cost. For this reason, I
see no need to introduce a new variant of the same thing. I also don't
believe there is any need to fix or change the existing construct.
Leave it as it is for use in legacy projects. Maybe in a distant
future we will be able to deprecate it or maybe we won't. While I
personally consider it a menace, I don't mind it existing in the
language.

But please do not add any similar functionality.