Re: [Vote] Add form feed as a whitespace character in trim, ltrim and rtrim

On Wed, Feb 4, 2026, at 11:09 AM, Volker Dusch wrote: > On Wed, Feb 4, 2026 at 3:41 PM Larry Garfield <larry@garfieldtech.com> wrote: >> >> Where as I would, because we catch flack every version for how many "small" BC >> breaks we have. It hinders people's ability to upgrade and generates bad PR for PHP routinely. >> >> Majors exist for a reason. >> > > That claim is completely unsubstantiated, doesn't reflect my > experienced and researched reality, and feels quite off-topic, given > PHP very much allows for this. Citation: https://24daysindecember.net/2022/12/06/evolving-php/ Nikita's proposal for "Editions": https://externals.io/message/106453#106454 Ask Juliette or MWOP how much the "minor" BC breaks cause them issues. I have responded to these issues myself in the past as well, defending PHP's approach: https://www.garfieldtech.com/blog/upgrading-php-upgrades But when we can ensure that upgrades are smooth and uneventful, we should. --Larry Garfield