Re: Scalar type hinting

Lol be my guest. You won't have much success though because I have not relied upon hyperbole and logical fallacies to substantiate my arguments. On the contrary, my argument thus far can be summarized thusly: - The issue of type hinting isn't going to go away, otherwise it would have by now. - This feature, if implemented correctly, won't "break" PHP or compromise backwards compatibility. - I will push back against any efforts to silence this discussion as has been done in the past. - If you can't disagree with someone without accusing them of being ill-informed, disloyal, or just plain dumb; then you're not contributing anything constructive to this discussion. There, I just saved you the trouble. =) --Kris On Mon, Feb 27, 2012 at 1:13 PM, Ferenc Kovacs <tyra3l@gmail.com> wrote: > > > On Mon, Feb 27, 2012 at 7:53 PM, Kris Craig <kris.craig@gmail.com> wrote: > >> +1 what Anthony said. >> >> Guys, seriously. Some of these responses have been downright rude and >> inappropriate for a constructive dialogue. Please do not pollute this >> thread with cliche, "Just find another language and get out!" posts. It >> doesn't add anything to the conversation and instead just creates needless >> anger and animosity. It's immature and just makes it look like we're >> incapable of having a rational discussion. >> >> So, let me outline a list of "arguments" that will carry ZERO weight on >> this thread: >> >> - "If you don't like PHP as it is, goto Java (or some other >> language)!" >> - "We've already talked about this before. Therefore, we must never >> speak of it again." >> - "This is impossible. Why? Because I said so. You want evidence? >> Fuck you." >> - "But this would require significant changes to the core source >> code! We'd never be able to find enough sacrificial penguins to appease >> the gods!" >> - "Anyone who likes this idea is either stupid or not a 'true' PHP >> developer." >> - "If you disagree with me, it means you haven't done your homework >> because I'm always right." >> - "Strict typing would break everything! What? You're not talking >> about C-like strict typing? Sorry, I didn't catch that. Strict typing >> would break everything!...." >> - "I don't care if you've already countered my argument. I'll just >> keep repeating myself as if you didn't." >> >> >> Variations of the above statements have been posted ad nauseum. They're >> all based on logical fallacies and are not constructive. >> >> I'm putting this out there: If anyone posts one or more of the above >> arguments yet again on this topic, I will personally extract one of your >> kidneys and sell it to a questionable "dog food" company in Shanghai. I >> will then openly mock your intellectual laziness and encourage people to >> ignore you. ;P >> >> >> I'd love to prove Daniel wrong, but I think he may be on to >> something.... :\ >> >> > it is weird that you are calling others rude. > I'm sure you would feel hurt/personally attacked, if somebody would create > a similar list of the little bit twisted arguments of yours. > could we stay on the topic? > another 14 mails to read. :/ > > -- > Ferenc Kovács > @Tyr43l - http://tyrael.hu >