Re: RE: Optional scalar type hinting

On Thu, 2008-01-03 at 22:01 +0200, Tomi Kaistila wrote: > > Broken record perhaps? I am getting a bit tired of this "just use > Java > > argument", it's perhaps even a bit arrogant. From what I read there > is > > plenty of people that want type hints for static types - there's a > few > > patches out there, it doesn't slow down the general case. So why > should > > we *not* add it? (And yes, I changed my mind) > Same here. I am getting generally tired of the attitude some > politically-correct people seem to have about writing "javaish" code. What > the heck is "javaish" code anyway? Most features that exist in both PHP and > Java can also be found in myriad of other languages and it has so far not > stopped the development team from adding a feature when it is clearly useful > and (most importantly) desired an uncounted number of people. > > In fact those who oppose the feature seem only capable of doing so with > hair-splitting rhetorics. Thank you, I've been thinking this stuff for a while now, ever since the attitude I got when first introducing my patch. I'm glad some people agree with me. I don't care what my code looks like, and it's not written in some holy PHP bible that PHP's one and only purpose of existence is to not be like Java. If a good feature comes along, it should be evaluated on its pros and cons, not whether or not it reminds us of Java or any other language for that matter. I'm sorry I just have no idea where people come up with this stuff. We are supposed to be thinking technically and logically as we are all obviously computer people, not like some Java-hating cult. The issue seems incredibly simple to me, if there's a good feature and it's worth adding, add it.