Hi
Am 2026-06-22 20:52, schrieb Larry Garfield:
> However, I would advise against introducing Duration::add and
> Duration::sub
> methods. Instead, I would recommend providing a single method,
> Duration::sum(Duration
> ...$durations): self.
>
> […]
[…]
I am 100% against a static method for adding durations. That's
entirely pointless. Even if we're just using methods and not
operators, $dur3 = $dur1->add($dur2) is the way to go.
Both Derick and I were receptive to the `Duration::sum()` suggestion.
One big benefit I am personally seeing is that it would allow to rename
the `negate()`, `multiplyBy()`, and `divideBy()` methods to use “past
tense” (is that the correct term?) to indicate that they return a copy,
without requiring awkward naming like `added()`. `->sub()` is also
technically redundant due to the existence of negative Durations, thus
there is no need for a mirrored pair like multiplication / division,
since the information can be encoded in the Duration object itself.
To avoid readers making assumptions, can you spell out your arguments
against replacing `->add()` and `->sub()` by a unified `::sum()` method?
Best regards
Tim Düsterhus
