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Subject: Re: [PHP-DEV] boolval() again
From: glopes@nebm.ist.utl.pt ("Gustavo Lopes")

On Wed, 06 Jun 2012 21:40:54 +0200, Kris Craig <kris.craig@gmail.com>  
wrote:

> IMHO since it represents a language change (albeit a minor one) I agree
> with Pierre that an RFC wouldn't hurt.  If nothing else it's just a good
> habit to get into I think.
>

Adding a function or class most definitely is not a language change  
(unless they have some special treatment like Iterator), unless you  
consider all the core functions and classes to be part of the language, at  
which point everything is a language change.

An RFC for such a trivial change is an utter waste of time IMO.

-- 
Gustavo Lopes