Newsgroups: php.internals Path: news.php.net Xref: news.php.net php.internals:44866 Return-Path: Mailing-List: contact internals-help@lists.php.net; run by ezmlm Delivered-To: mailing list internals@lists.php.net Received: (qmail 92843 invoked from network); 9 Jul 2009 12:33:48 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO lists.php.net) (127.0.0.1) by localhost with SMTP; 9 Jul 2009 12:33:48 -0000 Authentication-Results: pb1.pair.com header.from=dennis@born05.nl; sender-id=unknown Authentication-Results: pb1.pair.com smtp.mail=dennis@born05.nl; spf=permerror; sender-id=unknown Received-SPF: error (pb1.pair.com: domain born05.nl from 217.19.16.165 cause and error) X-PHP-List-Original-Sender: dennis@born05.nl X-Host-Fingerprint: 217.19.16.165 node04.cambriumhosting.nl Linux 2.6 Received: from [217.19.16.165] ([217.19.16.165:49873] helo=node04.cambriumhosting.nl) by pb1.pair.com (ecelerity 2.1.1.9-wez r(12769M)) with ESMTP id 1F/24-27938-8A3E55A4 for ; Thu, 09 Jul 2009 08:33:47 -0400 Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by node04.cambriumhosting.nl (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1CDE8B00008D; Thu, 9 Jul 2009 14:33:42 +0200 (CEST) X-Virus-Scanned: by ClamAV (clamav.cambrium.nl) at node.cambriumhosting.nl Received: from node04.cambriumhosting.nl ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (node04.cambriumhosting.nl [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id Mwh8YMBZ7Rwb; Thu, 9 Jul 2009 14:33:40 +0200 (CEST) Received: from dennis (84-245-29-103.dsl.cambrium.nl [84.245.29.103]) by node04.cambriumhosting.nl (Postfix) with ESMTP id 282D5B0000BE; Thu, 9 Jul 2009 14:33:40 +0200 (CEST) To: "'Paul Biggar'" Cc: References: <7.0.1.0.2.20090708224156.0ac5a438@zend.com> <7.0.1.0.2.20090709121921.0ae17d58@zend.com> <000001ca0082$f8c15a10$ea440e30$@nl> In-Reply-To: Date: Thu, 9 Jul 2009 14:33:39 +0200 Message-ID: <000901ca0091$7d0a37c0$771ea740$@nl> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Mailer: Microsoft Office Outlook 12.0 Thread-Index: AcoAhQIjRtdgeHw7SUy5lPuHyh6TVAACv6ZQ Content-Language: nl Subject: RE: [PHP-DEV] Type hinting - Request for Discussion From: dennis@born05.nl ("Dennis Haarbrink") Hi Paul, > -----Oorspronkelijk bericht----- > Van: Paul Biggar [mailto:paul.biggar@gmail.com] > Verzonden: donderdag 9 juli 2009 13:03 > Aan: Dennis Haarbrink > CC: internals@lists.php.net > Onderwerp: Re: [PHP-DEV] Type hinting - Request for Discussion >=20 =20 > Although the proposed checks are optional, nobody has a "_choice_" to > use a new language feature. Though you may choose not to use a feature > in your code for whatever reason, it will appear in code from your > colleagues, clients, or upstream libraries. Every feature in PHP will > at some point be put in front of every PHP developer. >=20 I don't think this is a really valid argument. I mean, libraries may have all kinds of quirks, you may not be satisfied = with the supplied API or maybe even the entire philosophy behind it, but = that shouldn't stop you from using it or is it? Regards, Dennis Haarbrink