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Subject: [PHP-DEV] Re: [VOTE] Static class
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On 15/07/2024 09:28, Bilge wrote:
>
> Hi Internals!
>
> I am pleased to announce my RFC: /Static class/ is now open for 
> voting: <https://wiki.php.net/rfc/static_class>
>
> The voting will run for just shy of 4 weeks to allow extra time during 
> this busy period prior to code freeze.
>
> Kind regards,
> Bilge
>
Hi Internals,

Voting has now concluded for /static class/. The first vote cast was 
/for/, and of the first four votes cast, three were for and one was 
against. As the votes continued to roll in, however, it was clear which 
direction the wind was blowing. The final tally reached the the 2/3 
critical mass required... in the negative. With 20 votes against and 
only 11 for, with one final vote being cast /for /in the final few days, 
it would not come close to saving this one. With such a blowout defeat, 
I consider this proposal dismissed with prejudice, meaning we'll never 
speak of it again.

Even so, I wish to thank everyone whom voted, especially those whom 
voted for, and those whom voted against but stated their reasons. With a 
total of 31 votes cast, the turnout was just as high as for more 
significant RFCs, such as aviz and lazy objects. I am very thankful for 
that level of interest and participation. Amongst those whom voted /for/ 
were the maintainers of many significant userland projects and 
libraries, including Composer, Symfony, Laminas, Amp and Doctrine. I'm 
sorry we couldn't bring this one home for you.

This was my first RFC so understandably I was somewhat emotionally 
invested in it, even though the significance of the feature was low. 
Along the way I learned a lot and met many new people whom inspired me 
to complete this work. One of the PHPF members even said to me, "I think 
you did a good job with both writing and implementation." Although one 
could view the result as an absolute defeat, receiving that feedback 
from someone I admire means I view this as an absolute win.

Maybe there will be more RFCs from me in future. There's something 
addictive about chipping away at the source and learning how things 
really work behind the scenes. It's not like commercial spaghetti where 
half the code is pure nonsense and would be better off deleted. 
Everything is in its correct place and exists for good reason; there's a 
truth and beauty to it just waiting to be discovered, and I expect that 
will keep me coming back for a while.

Cheers,
Bilge

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    <div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 15/07/2024 09:28, Bilge wrote:<br>
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      cite="mid:975490b1-8232-4f27-b850-212f6da64b3a@scriptfusion.com">
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      <p>Hi Internals!</p>
      <p>I am pleased to announce my RFC: <i>Static class</i> is now
        open for voting: &lt;<a
          href="https://wiki.php.net/rfc/static_class"
          class="moz-txt-link-freetext" moz-do-not-send="true">https://wiki.php.net/rfc/static_class</a>&gt;<br>
      </p>
      <p>The voting will run for just shy of 4 weeks to allow extra time
        during this busy period prior to code freeze.<br>
      </p>
      <p>Kind regards,<br>
        Bilge<br>
      </p>
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    <p>Hi Internals,</p>
    <p>Voting has now concluded for <i>static class</i>. The first vote
      cast was <i>for</i>, and of the first four votes cast, three were
      for and one was against. As the votes continued to roll in,
      however, it was clear which direction the wind was blowing. The
      final tally reached the the 2/3 critical mass required... in the
      negative. With 20 votes against and only 11 for, with one final
      vote being cast <i>for </i>in the final few days, it would not
      come close to saving this one. With such a blowout defeat, I
      consider this proposal dismissed with prejudice, meaning we'll
      never speak of it again.</p>
    <p>Even so, I wish to thank everyone whom voted, especially those
      whom voted for, and those whom voted against but stated their
      reasons. With a total of 31 votes cast, the turnout was just as
      high as for more significant RFCs, such as aviz and lazy objects.
      I am very thankful for that level of interest and participation.
      Amongst those whom voted <i>for</i> were the maintainers of many
      significant userland projects and libraries, including Composer,
      Symfony, Laminas, Amp and Doctrine. I'm sorry we couldn't bring
      this one home for you.</p>
    <p>This was my first RFC so understandably I was somewhat
      emotionally invested in it, even though the significance of the
      feature was low. Along the way I learned a lot and met many new
      people whom inspired me to complete this work. One of the PHPF
      members even said to me, "I think you did a good job with both
      writing and implementation." Although one could view the result as
      an absolute defeat, receiving that feedback from someone I admire
      means I view this as an absolute win.</p>
    <p>Maybe there will be more RFCs from me in future. There's
      something addictive about chipping away at the source and learning
      how things really work behind the scenes. It's not like commercial
      spaghetti where half the code is pure nonsense and would be better
      off deleted. Everything is in its correct place and exists for
      good reason; there's a truth and beauty to it just waiting to be
      discovered, and I expect that will keep me coming back for a
      while.</p>
    <p>Cheers,<br>
      Bilge<br>
    </p>
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