Re: [RFC] Deprecate Backtick Operator (V2)

On Sun, Oct 6, 2019 at 12:36 PM Zeev Suraski <zeev@php.net> wrote: > On Fri, 4 Oct 2019 at 17:45 Mark Randall <marandall@php.net> wrote: > > > Hi Internals, > > > > I put forward the following RFC "Deprecate Backtick Operator (V2)" for > > discussion. > > > > > Mark, all, > > I’m not sure what planetary alignment or moon phase triggered this recent > compatibility-breaking onslaught, but it can’t go on like this. The fact > we have to repeatedly work to *keep things working* is an unacceptable > waste of too many people’s time. > > When you joined as contributors, you made an informed decision to join an > existing project that isn’t starting from scratch. You’re ~20 years too > late for these kinds of discussions. This ship has sailed so long ago it’s > in the outskirts of the Milky Way by now. Contributions are welcome, but > an endless stream of deprecation proposals that bring absolutely no new > evidence to the table are not contributions. This RFC, indeed, falls > squarely within that category. > > All, please focus on adding value to PHP instead of finding ways to break > perfectly working code, even if it’s code you don’t particularly like. > > Zeev > We seem to be experiencing something of a philosophical clash with regard to deprecation. Perhaps we should attempt to establish some general guidelines for deprecation as a group? --Kris