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Subject: Re: [PHP-DEV] [RFC] Static classes (Was Abstract final classes)
From: levim@php.net (Levi Morrison)

> The only thing missing is a standardised, enforced, annotation on the class
> to declare that you are using this ability and instances will never be
> created.

Let's say a class has no members: what's the harm in instantiating it?
Sure, it logically doesn't do anything useful, but is this user error
such a big deal that we alter the language to disallow it?