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Date: Mon, 30 Mar 2015 17:16:50 +0300
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Subject: Naming of 'weak' type hints
From: zeev@zend.com (Zeev Suraski)

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All,



One thing that I think we should change is how we refer to the =E2=80=98wea=
k=E2=80=99 type
hints.  The word =E2=80=98weak=E2=80=99 has a negative ring to it, and cons=
idering this is
how the language behaves across the board it=E2=80=99s a pretty bad name fo=
r this
feature.



Personally I think we should go for =E2=80=98dynamic=E2=80=99 when we docum=
ent it, as this
is the common way to refer to this behavior (dynamic languages).  We could
also consider going for =E2=80=98lax=E2=80=99 or =E2=80=98lenient=E2=80=99 =
as the opposite of =E2=80=98strict=E2=80=99,
although I think we can easily do without introducing a new word into the
vocabulary here.



Thoughts?



Zeev

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