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Subject: Re: [PHP-DEV] Dual Mode STH
From: laruence@php.net (Xinchen Hui)

Hey:

On Mon, Mar 16, 2015 at 10:21 PM, Zeev Suraski <zeev@zend.com> wrote:
> All,
>
>
>
> After much thinking, and despite grave concerns I raised about what
> transpired in the last 24 hours, I decided to get behind the Dual Mode RF=
C
> at this time.
>
>
>
> I call upon everyone - both people that haven=E2=80=99t yet voted and tho=
se who
> voted no - to do the same so that we ensure that we have STH in PHP 7.0:
>
> wiki.php.net/rfc/scalar_type_hints_v5#vote
>
>
>
> As I=E2=80=99ve said all along, I=E2=80=99m not doing it because I think =
it=E2=80=99s good, I
> actually think it=E2=80=99s pretty bad =E2=80=93 both in absolute terms a=
nd in the
> precedent for introducing =E2=80=98both=E2=80=99 options instead of a sin=
gle opinionated
> one.  That move is designed to help ensure that we have SOME form of Scal=
ar
> Type Hints in PHP 7.0, which is clearly what the userbase at large wants.
> We can revisit casting rules in the future without time pressure, and in
> general, see how this new feature is accepted and used.
>
>
>
> Again,  I call upon everybody to vote Yes for the Dual Mode RFC to ensure
> that we have some form of STH in PHP 7.0.
Unecessary for everybody, one or two change from no to yes will make it pas=
s. :)

thanks
>
>
>
> Zeev



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Xinchen Hui
@Laruence
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