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Subject: Re: [PHP-DEV] Type hinting - Request for Discussion
From: mls@pooteeweet.org (Lukas Kahwe Smith)


On 09.07.2009, at 12:49, Dennis Haarbrink wrote:

> I'm a framework developer and I have great interest in type hinting/ 
> casting.
> I'm all for clarity and strictness, but it should definitely be a  
> choice.
> PHP is known for its easy learning curve, that is one of its big  
> powers and
> that should remain unchanged. But the way I see it is that it can be
> implemented without *requiring* you to use it, if you want to use type
> hinting/casting go ahead, if you don't want it, well, leave that bit  
> alone.
> If it comes with a minor performance hit, OK, i can live with that,  
> I agree
> with Lukas in that aspect, you don't spend lots of time checking/ 
> casting
> anyway.
> As for hinting/casting would not be 'php-ish', i don't see it that  
> way, i
> look at php as a language of possibilities, not restrictions.

I think you misunderstood Zeev. He wasn't saying that this feature is  
not PHP-ish, he was specifically talking about "strict" type checking.

regards,
Lukas Kahwe Smith
mls@pooteeweet.org