On Tue, Feb 23, 2021 at 1:05 PM Rowan Tommins <rowan.coll...@gmail.com> wrote: > > On 23/02/2021 18:41, Albert Casademont wrote: > > Sure, it's not a big deal having to write the ": null" but it doesn't add > > any value > > On the contrary, it adds an important piece of information: that the > default value is "null", rather than "false", or "0", or "new EmptyValue()". > > For instance, it doesn't seem at all obvious to me that this code should > produce a null: > > $items = []; > $itemCount = $items ? count($items); > > I might be more convinced that "null" is the "natural" value if the > left-hand operand was only checked against null, not "falsiness": in > that case, you can read it as "if it's null, leave it alone". I'd still > be inclined towards "too specific to use up more syntax", though. >
This sums up my feelings on the topic very well. The proposal seeks to remove clarity of intent to save four characters. Hard nope as presented. -Sara
