Hey,
In my opinion beta 1 should be labeled as a beta. The fact that we are fixing a few features doesn't mean it's alpha. I know what the definition of alpha is but in real life most beta's do end up having quite a few code changes before release.
I agree that we should try and feature freeze as much as possible right now. I'd like to see PHP 5 out before the 6-9 month period Sterling mentioned. I think we can probably do it within about 4 months if we don't mess with the code too much and listen to the feedback of people who are starting to play around with it.
In my opinion, half the stuff listed by Marcus should wait for PHP 5.1 (which can be released very quickly after PHP 5):
- Include SPL (forach/array hooking) (although we can discuss it and re-evaluate this once we finalize what we want).
After Sterling reminded me that I did say that this should be considered for PHP 5 I'll clarify what I meant. What I meant by re-evaluating is that if everything falls in properly we should re-evaluate the patch before PHP 5.
Let's see another iteration of the spec with pretty names and then decide :) Also, how are the benchmarks? What is slowed down and by how much? (it might very well be worth it but I'd like to know more or less). Last but not least, are there any things which won't work with this such as foreach with references and other problems?
Andi
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