Re: PHP 5.4 - Meta attribute (aka. Annotations) support discussion

On Tue, 16 Nov 2010 17:37:44 -0000, Chad Fulton <chadfulton@gmail.com> wrote:

I also don't think you can discuss annotations without simultaneously discussing their implementation. To me, it looks like you're trying to force through a vote on a very vague topic "should PHP support Annotations", and then use that vote later to force through an implementation that many core people have already said is not desirable. Many of the arguments that are central to the question of "should PHP support Annotations" MUST deal with their implementation because they add a large new set of syntax to the language. I doubt anyone would support annotations "at any cost", and yet that's the vote you're trying to force here.

This argument doesn't make any sense. This is a common strategy for dealing with complex matters. For instance, in my country laws are first discussed and voted on the general principles, then it's discussed and voted on the details (possibly in committees) and finally there's a final overall vote. -- Gustavo Lopes