Re: [RFC] Deprecations for PHP 8.6

On 30.06.26 00:37, Seifeddine Gmati wrote:

Hello Internals, I have updated the RFC to include a deprecation proposal for the list() construct. ref: https://wiki.php.net/rfc/deprecations_php_8_6#deprecate_the_list_construct Cheers, Seifeddine.

Hey Seifeddine with you here on the problems with list(); that it should be deprecated and go eventually. Though, you get quite some resistance with strong arguments. You said in one of your answers something like "one project holding back the PHP language". While in essence true, Wordpress is not just any project -- it's still the biggest multiplicator for PHP usage. The amount of deprecation logs printed on a daily basis, the amount of support generated, and the general impact will be huge. I know that's not what you signed up for when adding this deprecation to the RFC, but perhaps getting list() as language construct deprecated would be easier if there would be an actual function replacement like array_destruct() that would address the readability argument (which is hard to discuss away because it is hyper subjective). Generally, there is nothing wrong with having a short and long syntax -- we do have the same with control flows and such. Of course I don't mean to ask you to withdraw the deprecation proposal here. However, in case it fails the above perhaps could bring this forward (probably together with solutions for array() and var_export() :)). -- Cheers Nick