On 12/19/2017 9:59 PM, li...@rhsoft.net wrote: > yes, it's mostly cosmetic (frankly even the OP statet this in the > initial mail) but if that comes witout a noticebale price to pay why not? > > "It's a simple alias for the current behavior of no type and is fully > interchangeable" sounds like it could even be optimized out at compile > time of the script - so "you don't need it" is not much compelling for me >
Adding that optimization step is already more effort than not introducing it in the first place, don't you agree? Seriously, I am neutral on the topic in itself. Fact is that it is an unnecessary change from a technical perspective and it will not bring PHP forward in adopting a sound type system. I just wanted to show support for Stanislav's position because he is simply right from a technical point of view (which imho is more important in language design). There is no argument against the "we like it pretty". -- Richard "Fleshgrinder" Fussenegger -- PHP Internals - PHP Runtime Development Mailing List To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
