Re: [RFC][DISCUSSION] Match expression v2
Hi Larry
> > > My one question is why you're not including the implicit "match
> > > (true)"
> > > in this version, when the secondary vote on the previous RFC was
> > > 80% in favor of it.
> >
> > I received quite a bit of feedback that the RFC was too complex. I
> > tried to make the RFC simpler by removing all non-essential parts. I'm
> > ready to create a follow up RFC for this (although it would probably
> > not make PHP 8.0).
>
> Hm. A logical argument, but given its overwhelming support before and that it's therefore
> almost certain to pass in the future, I don't see why it's a net win to have PHP 8.0
> missing that bit. It seemed uncontroversial, and seems like a highly common use case.
80% were in favor of this feature but it's also worth noting that only
20 people have voted. To avoid risking another rejection and thus the
RFC being delayed for a year I'd rather move the feature to a
different RFC. Also, the feature being included in the first draft was
a rash decision in the first place (completely my fault). There are
multiple ways to deal with the value comparison (e.g. do type coercion
like the switch or type-error on a non-boolean value) but they haven't
been discussed at all.
Ilija
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