Re: [RFC brainstorm] Approximately equals operator

On Tue, Apr 1, 2025 at 9:14 PM Rob Landers <rob@bottled.codes> wrote: > On Tue, Apr 1, 2025, at 15:06, Iliya Miroslavov Iliev wrote: > > Claude, in your example if var_dump(false == true); is >false what is > true in this world? It is true > that false is not true. > > On Tue, Apr 1, 2025 at 3:39 PM Claude Pache <claude.pache@gmail.com> > wrote: > > > > Le 1 avr. 2025 à 00:03, Niels Dossche <dossche.niels@gmail.com> a écrit : > > Hi internals! > > I'm excited to share what I've been working on! > I had an epiphany. I realized what we truly need to revolutionize PHP: a > new operator. > > [...] > First of all, if $a == $b holds, then $a ~= > $b obviously. > The true power lies where the data is not exactly the same, but "close > enough"! > > > Hi Niels, > > A major issue with the == operator, is that it is not > transitive: > https://3v4l.org/dISMi > > I firmly think that it should corrected this with the new ~= > operator: > it will make approximate code easier to reason about. > > As a bonus, with this amendment, the principle of explosion could be used > to severely optimise the implementation. > > —Claude > > > > -- > Iliya Miroslavov Iliev > i.miroslavov@gmail.com > > > "The sky is blue is only true when it is daytime, or to put another way: > truth is relative" > - A drunk guy on the beach, 2014 > > — Rob > Rob, our sun is white not yellow. The atmosphere filters the blue color... but for more CSS lessons $100 -- Iliya Miroslavov Iliev i.miroslavov@gmail.com