Re: [RFC] Operator Overrides -- Lite Edition

On Sat, Jun 29, 2024, at 02:13, Jordan LeDoux wrote: >>> 4. The static distinction is also fairly meaningless, >>> as in PHP there is no situation possible where an operator overload can occur WITHOUT it operating >>> on objects themselves. >> >> For this, that is the wrong approach. The actual behavior is on the type, not the instance. >> The object instances may not even know their value, they merely represent the value. > > A GMP object instance that does not know its value? What are you even talking about? Can you > show me some code explaining what you mean? I had literally months of this argument for the operator > overloads RFC, and studied the overload implementations in six other languages as part of writing > that RFC, I feel like I understand this topic fairly well. But I do not understand what you are > saying here. A few minutes ago, I sent an email where I accidentally made the code non-static, and I think I see the merit in what you are saying. It felt so natural to use $this that I didn't even realize I was doing it wrong. So, looking at your RFC and mine, I think this can be improved. What would you suggest it look like and then we can work backwards from there?