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Date: Thu, 3 Aug 2006 00:06:45 +0200
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Subject: Re: [PHP-DEV] RfC: rethink OO inheritance strictness
From: helly@php.net (Marcus Boerger)

Hello Richard,

Wednesday, August 2, 2006, 11:55:45 PM, you wrote:

> On Wed, August 2, 2006 7:32 am, Zeev Suraski wrote:
>> I believe the problem is that 10 years ago we introduced what can be
>> described as 'loose OO programming', and we're replacing it (instead
>> of augmenting it) with strict OO programming.

> And there are people who actually LIKE the 'loose OO programming'
> paradigm.

> Presumably also some who don't really care, but who have significant
> bodies of code utilizing the 'looseness' who will simply refuse to
> upgrade to PHP 5 -- thus exacerbating the problem of PHP 4 sticking
> around for far longer than some would like.

There is no problem with 4. It works it has its friends. Why should we
discontinue it like Microsoft would do? Give me any reason. We just do
not add new features.


Best regards,
 Marcus