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Date: Fri, 10 Jun 2016 21:01:28 +0100
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Subject: Re: [PHP-DEV] [RFC][Vote] Typed Properties
From: lester@lsces.co.uk (Lester Caine)

On 10/06/16 20:51, Larry Garfield wrote:
> On 06/10/2016 02:14 PM, Lester Caine wrote:
>> On 10/06/16 17:57, Rowan Collins wrote:
>>> For the record, I'm not entirely sure which way I want the language to
>>> go, but I think it's a decision that needs to be made, and soon.
>> Seconded ... even something like strict mode should be 'removable' to
>> provide a smaller faster 'classic' PHP even if it does mean there are
>> two builds. But we already HAVE two builds ... people who want strongly
>> typed and pre-compiled PHP simply use HHVM. There is no need to drag PHP
>> down the same road map? Each has it's own strengths.
> 
> ... I am a strong typing proponent (that is a strong proponent of
> explicit typing), and have never once used HHVM.  Your claim, that
> type-using people can just leave for HHVM, is both nonsensical and untrue.

The same applies to your suggestion that user-land is actively following
you. Getting systems off PHP5.2/3 gets more an more difficult given all
the extra 'little tweaks' that are needed and we still have 40% of users
that need help getting just over to 5.4 let alone up to PHP7. Currently
more people are still using PHP4 than have switched to PHP7 ... so where
is the strong support for typed code?

(https://w3techs.com/technologies/details/pl-php/all/all)

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