On 18 October 2023 08:13:57 BST, "Olle Härstedt" <olleharst...@gmail.com> wrote: > >Not sure readability is improved here compared to existing @template >annotations. ;)
That's because readability isn't the problem I was suggesting it would solve. As with attributes in general, the aim would be to have the core language validate the *syntax*, but libraries supply the *semantics*. Such a feature would also allow the set of attributes to be standardised in core - although I don't think I agree that "standardised on php-internals" is automatically better than "standardised by a forum of people who write static analysers". I do take the point that if we ever did solve the problems of full implementation, e.g. by shipping a mandatory static analyser (aka compile-time checks), we'd have to change syntax again. For me, that does not outweigh the cost of "type declarations can no longer be trusted". Regards, -- Rowan Tommins [IMSoP]
