Re: [RFC] Typed Properties

On 21.06.2018 at 16:50, Sara Golemon wrote: > On Thu, Jun 21, 2018 at 9:13 AM, Bob Weinand <bobwei9@hotmail.com> wrote: > >> I agree that we're pretty late to the party, however I see typed properties being >> a pretty central feature to the PHP 7.3 feature set then, just because of its size. >> I think it may be worth pushing the release of 7.3 a few weeks back instead, >> if we decide to have this feature make it into PHP 7.3. > > To quote Nikita: > https://twitter.com/nikita_ppv/status/1009800042629271553 > "Just to make sure we're on the same page: What I mean is that an > initial implementation *has* to land before branching, but has a lot > of time to bake afterwards. If the implementation is not good enough > to land before branching, then it can't go into 7.3." > > I'm fine with that take on it. If we can get to consensus quickly > enough to get a vote closed by the end of July (which, incidentally, > allows for a bit past the feature freeze date), then I can get behind > it without a additional delay. If we CAN'T close the vote by then, > and we're not willing to push the dates out to accommodate, them > that's where my 'no' comes from. Note that branching of PHP-7.3 is presently scheduled for July, 17th, though, see <https://wiki.php.net/todo/php73>. -- Christoph M. Becker