Re: Re: [PHP-DEV] 6.0 And Moving Forward

I like this idea a lot. I use PHP at work, and run everything on dedicated servers so I'd definitely prefer to run a pure PHP6 setup. Hosting providers on the other hand can over PHP5 support via an extension. +1 On Tue, Jul 17, 2012 at 9:51 AM, Leigh <leight@gmail.com> wrote: > > Basically, the current function library is moved to the legacy > > namespace. The default setting is import the functions of the legacy > > namespace into the root namespace for BC. But with that setting > > turned off all the existing functions go away to be replaced with a > > designed API, instead of a grown one, correcting the mistakes that > > have accumulated over the years. > > Is there any reason why this cannot / should not be implemented as a > PHP 5 compatibility extension? > > I think those who never want to use it (PHP 6 purists) shouldn't have > to have their binaries bloated by legacy code. It would also mean that > the legacy implementation can be developed away from the new core, and > not have any (negative) influence on it. > > -- > PHP Internals - PHP Runtime Development Mailing List > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > > -- *Brandon Wamboldt* Programmer / Web Developer StackOverflow Careers Profile<http://careers.stackoverflow.com/brandonwamboldt>- GitHub Profile <https://github.com/brandonwamboldt> - LinkedIn<https://github.com/brandonwamboldt> - My Blog <http://brandonwamboldt.ca/>