Re: Thank you to JetBrains (PHP 8 Announcement page)

On Fri, 27 Nov 2020 at 16:42, Benjamin Morel <benjamin.morel@gmail.com> wrote: > I really like this page as well! It will definitely help improve PHP's > reputation and adoption. > > I'd like to suggest a couple improvements, though: > > 1/ Match expression: > > The new match is similar to switch and has the following features: > > (...) > > *+ Match throws an UnhandledMatchError if no match is found* > > > 2/ Nullsafe operator: > > Instead of null check conditions, you can now use a chain of calls with the > > new nullsafe operator. > > *- When the evaluation of one element in the chain fails*, the execution > > of the entire chain aborts and the entire chain evaluates to null. > > *+ When one element in the chain evaluates to null*, the execution of the > > entire chain aborts and the entire chain evaluates to null. > > > IMO, "fails" could imply that an unknown property, or a property that > evaluates to a non-object is acceptable. > > Sorry if these suggestions come a bit late, now that translations have > landed. > > — Benjamin > PRs are always welcome on https://github.com/php/web-php :) Best regards, George P. Banyard PS: Please try to remember to bottom post and not top post.