Re: [RFC] Deprecate Fuzzy Type Casts and Allow Stringable in Strict Mode
| From: | Pierre Joye | Date: | Tue, 27 Jan 2026 11:12:58 +0000 |
| Subject: | Re: [RFC] Deprecate Fuzzy Type Casts and Allow Stringable in Strict Mode | ||
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Hi Rob,
On Tue, Jan 27, 2026, 4:41 PM Rob
>
> That being said, I think the more proper solution is to simply remove
> strict mode instead of making casts stricter.
>
Why I use "strong" and not strict. no cast magic, new operators for
explicit cast as type, etc.
everything else pretty much ends as less "magic" and does not remove the
issues. Php was great in the early days, get some numerical string, do some
math's, response and everyone was happy to get things done in a few lines
of code. That time is somehow over (can still be done but not without some
sanity first :)
best,
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Pierre
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