Re: PHP Language Specification
| From: | Ben Ramsey | Date: | Tue, 22 Jul 2014 22:48:02 +0000 |
| Subject: | Re: PHP Language Specification | ||
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On Jul 22, 2014, at 5:41 PM, Andrea Faulds <ajf@ajf.me> wrote:
> On 22 Jul 2014, at 23:37, Larry Garfield <larry@garfieldtech.com> wrote:
>
>> The big question here, though, is whether, going forward, we'll be able to mentally
>> switch to a "spec first" mentality. If not, the spec will get out of date and become less
>> than useful. I hope we're able to make that transition.
>
> I think that’s unrealistic. It will always be Zend code first, spec second. HHVM can play
> catch-up ;)
IMO, I think this renders the spec useless. If we’re not going to have a “spec first”
mentality, then what is the point of having a spec? It benefits us all to think “spec first.”
-Ben