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Date: Mon, 22 Jan 2024 20:52:03 +0000
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Subject: Re: [PHP-DEV] [RFC] Deprecate implicitly nullable parameter type
From: larry@garfieldtech.com ("Larry Garfield")

On Mon, Jan 22, 2024, at 7:30 PM, Jorg Sowa wrote:
>> The only solution I can think of is to keep the deprecation in place
> until PHP 10, but that's a very long time from now and the RFC says this
> simplifies a decent amount of engine code, so I'm not wild about that idea.
>
> Another solution is to have version 8.5. Also given the fact that much of
> the deprecated code will be removed in PHP 9.0, maybe it's worth discussing
> how long should be period between 9 and 10?
>
> Kind regards,
> Jorg Sowa

I've argued several times that the ecosystem would benefit greatly from having scheduled majors.  It would make planning around deprecations vastly easier, for instance.  So far, that's fallen on deaf ears.

--Larry Garfield