Re: [PHP-DEV] Re: Introducing EXCPLICIT

2002-06-07 Thread Brent R. Matzelle
--- Ilker Cetinkaya <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > nevermind, you're not the first one who says stop using php if you > want oo > and strong types aso aso. I fail to see how you have to switch to another language to program in an object-oriented environment. I think that PEAR and the hundreds of o

[PHP-DEV] Re: Introducing EXCPLICIT

2002-06-07 Thread Ilker Cetinkaya
j, nevermind, you're not the first one who says stop using php if you want oo and strong types aso aso. my decision is not only reasoned by your reply. sorry for dropping just a single line - i had to leave my desk regards, ilker "J Smith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message [EMAIL PROTECT

[PHP-DEV] Re: Introducing EXCPLICIT

2002-06-06 Thread J Smith
I wouldn't take my opinion as law, as I'm not part of the core PHP Group or anything, so I don't speak for anyone but myself. All I'm saying is that I seem to remember this issue being brought up before, and the result was that PHP is not a strong typed language, and probably won't become one

[PHP-DEV] Re: Introducing EXCPLICIT

2002-06-06 Thread Ilker Cetinkaya
thank you for your reply, i'll change to c# as soon as i've finished my current projects. regards, ilker "J Smith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message [EMAIL PROTECTED]">news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]... > > I seem to remember strong typing being brought up before, and I also seem to > remember it bei

[PHP-DEV] Re: Introducing EXCPLICIT

2002-06-06 Thread J Smith
I seem to remember strong typing being brought up before, and I also seem to remember it being shot down. The consensus seemed to be if you want a strongly-typed language, use Java. Or C. Or C++. Or something other than PHP that has strong data typing. Have things changed since then? J Ilk