Re: [RFC] Deprecate Fuzzy Type Casts and Allow Stringable in Strict Mode

Hi Larry, Le ven. 23 janv. 2026 à 17:06, Larry Garfield <larry@garfieldtech.com> a écrit : > 1. This really feels like two separate RFCs. I'd rather see them as two separate RFCs > than one mixed RFC. Indeed, we'll be working on separating the RFCs. Let's consider this one as the fuzzy casts one, and the soon-to-be-created RFC will only talk about Stringable. > 2. I tend to agree with other commenters that we should leave the existing casts alone, and > instead add a new, more reasonable type conversion operators (for some definition of reasonable). I shared my point of view about this solution in my responses to others. Don't hesitate if something's unclear or bothers you! > 3. Unlike the other commenters, I am 100% in favor of allowing > string to accept Stringable in strict mode. Strict mode basically > broke Stringable, and that's been an annoyance for a long time. I know some feel that > Stringable is always and forever a bad thing, amen, but I don't agree. It has ample valid use > cases, even if it can be abused. I want my Stringable objects back! :-) Let's work for that! — Alexandre Daubois