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Date: Mon, 2 Feb 2015 18:57:06 +0200
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To: Andrea Faulds <ajf@ajf.me>
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Subject: Re: [PHP-DEV] [RFC] Scalar Type Hints v0.2
From: narf@devilix.net (Andrey Andreev)

Hi,

On Mon, Feb 2, 2015 at 6:52 PM, Andrea Faulds <ajf@ajf.me> wrote:
> Hi Andrey,
>
>> On 2 Feb 2015, at 16:48, Andrey Andreev <narf@devilix.net> wrote:
>>
>> As already said, we're just going around in circles at this point, but
>> a migration issue?
>>
>> Whatever code using the scalar type hints should be *new* code in
>> userland.
>
> Why not existing userland code? If only new code adds type hints, the abi=
lity to detect errors in code is severely curtailed. That would be really u=
nfortunate.
>
>> You're basing your whole argument on the assumption that all
>> internal functions would break with strict=3D1 ... nobody needs that and
>> it doesn't have to be done.
>
> I wasn=E2=80=99t talking about internal functions=E2=80=A6 I=E2=80=99m ta=
lking about userland code in the hypothetical case that we added strict-onl=
y hints.
>
> I don=E2=80=99t see where you=E2=80=99ve gotten that impression from.
>

Well ... existing userland code doesn't have scalar type hints, it
couldn't possibly do. How can you have migration issues with it?

Cheers,
Andrey.