Re: [RFC] Static class

On Sun, Jun 23, 2024, at 6:10 PM, Bilge wrote: > Hi Internals! > > I am pleased to present my first RFC: Static class > <https://wiki.php.net/rfc/static_class>. > > This work is based on the previous discussion thread on this list of the > same name, and hopefully captured all the relevant details, > notwithstanding anything unanticipated that may present itself during > the implementation. Let me know if you feel anything important has been > missed. I am aware it omits to mention specifics about messages so > emitted when runtime or compile-time errors occur, but I anticipate this > can be hashed out in the PR, unless consensus indicates otherwise. > > I am aware this idea is not supported by everyone, but there seemed to > be enough positive voices for it to be worth a shot. I'd like to get a > better idea of where people might stand when it comes down to a vote, > now there is a formal RFC, so we know whether it's worth completing the > implementation, although any sentiments so proffered are of course not a > commitment to vote any particular way and nobody should feel compelled > to speak to that unless comfortable. Looking forward to feedback! > > Cheers, > Bilge On the point of getting feedback on where people will vote now there's an RFC, I can only say with all honesty "Good luck." :-) This is by far the biggest challenge of making an RFC: the lack of a meaningful sense of how something will be received before the actual vote. Welcome to the club. For the record, as previously stated, I will be voting No on this RFC. --Larry Garfield