Re: var keyword deprecation/removal

On 06 Mar 2016 at 08:43, Tony Marston <TonyMarston@hotmail.com> wrote: > "Lester Caine" wrote in message > news:56DAE00F.2030203@lsces.co.uk... [snip] >> expecting the vast majority of users to rename every function ( on of >> the proposals for PHP7 ) or switch to a strictly typed method of working >> is simply not going to happen, so I have no problem with people adding >> new extensions which allow these different sytles of working as long as >> the underlying procedural style of working is maintained in as BC a way >> as possible, so things like 'var' and a number of the 7.1 deprecation >> proposals simply destroy BC with little gain to a pure OO based version >> of PHP anyway. > > All those who want to work with a 100% pure OO language should stop using > PHP and switch to Java. Stop complaining about the quirks in PHP because > there are quirks in every language. Stop trying to make the language perfect > as your definition of "perfect" does not match that used by others who are > more than satisfied with "good enough". Strict typing is something languages should be moving away from. As fast as possible. -- Cheers -- Tim