RE: [PHP-DEV] Scalar Type Hinting

> Hi, > > It got quite around that because we have some RFCs to this where the functionality seems to be > defined as the people thought it should be. Otherwise they can raise their hands and write a mail that they want to update the RFC - but as there's no one doing that, I think we're quite close to what we wanted. > > Take a look at it and feel free to add your ideas in this thread. > https://wiki.php.net/rfc/parameter_type_casting_hints > https://wiki.php.net/rfc/object_cast_to_types > > Bye > Simon Sorry, I disagree. This is nowhere close IMO, and silence doesn't denote consent in this case. I actually basically stopped participating when it became apparent that people were determined to rush head first into creating a doomed RFC without any process to ensure that historical arguments were considered and addressed, with minimal attention to feedback, and with no concern for syntax (proposed syntax is as bad as the namespace syntax). I'm in favor of addressing the type hinting issue, but I'm opposed to this RFC. It is crippled, confusing, and has a plethora of unaddressed issues. The object cast has similar problems, and although I recognize the value of this sort of functionality, the current proposal seems to mostly ignore a number of critical problems that were raised when it was discussed on the mailing list. John Crenshaw Priacta, Inc.