Re: Class Extension
| From: | Pierre Joye | Date: | Fri, 10 Jul 2026 04:10:12 +0000 |
| Subject: | Re: Class Extension | ||
| References: | 1 | Groups: | php.internals |
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hello,
On Wed, Jul 8, 2026, 12:11 PM Holly Schilling <holly.a.schilling@outlook.com>
wrote:
> Following the discussion in Discord yesterday, I started working on the
> feasibility of implementing class extensions.
>
For one, I read only internals and github. I keep seeing "we talked on
discord" but there is no reference whatsoever to a php.net's discord
anywhere i searched for.
so maybe I would suggest to be a tat bit more descriptive first here too?
I believe I’ve proven out the concept and viability of it in a 2-phase
> approach using an extension syntax similar to that of Swift.
>
> Before I go into much more detail, what is the general interest in adding
> this to the language?
>
reading the thread, I feel both swift and you aim to the same goal, some
parts use different approaches but as I am not a user of swift, it may be
nicer if you could work together, if desired?
best,
--
Pierre
@pierrejoye
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