Re: Re: RFC - Array Of for PHP 7
| From: | Alice Wonder | Date: | Tue, 07 Nov 2017 11:51:43 +0000 |
| Subject: | Re: Re: RFC - Array Of for PHP 7 | ||
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On 11/07/2017 03:43 AM, Tony Marston wrote:
Irrelevant analogy. If you read https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reduced_instruction_set_computer you will see the advantage of getting rid of complex and specialised instructions and concentrating on simple and general instructions.You will see some advantages. There are also advantages to adding things. Often it is easier for programmers to write secure code when the complex stuff they could do in user land is already done for them. Indeed I believe that is part of the design decisions in TLS 1.3. It's not just that programmers are lazy and want fewer keystrokes, it is more likely for the end developer to have fewer mistakes and properly maintain his code when the complex stuff isn't his or her worry. That's not the right solution all the time, but it also isn't the wrong solution all the time.