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Subject: Re: [PHP-DEV] [RFC] PDO Float Type
From: php@beccati.com (Matteo Beccati)

Hi Adam,

On 19/04/2017 18:08, Adam Baratz wrote:
> I am trying to be as thorough as possible in addressing your concerns.
> That's why, after your last response, I delayed the vote and took the
> time to work out how each API differentiates between floating point and
> fixed-precision values. I'm sorry if it seems like I'm trying to force
> this through. I'm just trying to avoid spinning tires when it seems like
> we're likely to "agree to disagree."
> 
> That said, I'm not sure how to respond to you when your feedback is very
> brief. Simply calling something "ill-advised" doesn't give me a lot to
> go on, especially when I feel like I provided a pretty rich level of
> detail in the RFC.

I apologise if I've been harsh, but I am truly disappointed. I tried to
sway the RFC in a certain direction, that is conveying the pretty basic
notion that using floating points for fixed precision numbers is wrong:
there's lots of literature on that and especially why floats shouldn't
be used to represent money. The result was instead "floats all the
things!", which is indeed the opposite of what I was expecting.

> I'd like to get a better handle on how we should discuss RFCs. We seem
> to hit impasses pretty frequently. If you have any specifics on what's
> helpful for you, I'm happy to adjust my style.

I have no specific suggestion. I'm just worried about the potential
disruptions of features that benefit a tiny portion of our users.

While I'm at it, could you please clarify the following for me: Why is
there so much effort devoted to the legacy dblib driver when pdo_sqlsrv
seems a much better replacement on paper? Googling for info didn't help,
so there surely must be something I'm missing here.


Cheers
-- 
Matteo Beccati

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