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Subject: RE: [PHP-DEV] Hold off 5.4
From: zeev@zend.com (Zeev Suraski)

> If it doesn't check for the hints, then your application will still work.=
 I will say
> this once more: this is a *debugging* aid.

If your app *relies* on it, then it means it will probably not use other me=
ans to ensure that the data is of the correct type, which may result in all=
 sorts of issues.

Zeev