Re: RFC: PHP 7.0 timeline

Hey: On Tue, Oct 14, 2014 at 4:08 PM, Zeev Suraski <zeev@zend.com> wrote: > All, > > > > We’ve had some discussions about it during the version name & phpng RFC > processes, and now that 5.6.0 is behind us – I think it’s time to get a > more concrete game plan for PHP 7.0. > > > > I drafted an RFC that proposes a one year timeline for PHP 7.0. I believe > it strikes a good balance between early delivery to stay competitive, and > having enough time to shape a major version. Given that we’ve already made > some very substantial progress towards 7.0 (with phpng, AST, uniform > variable syntax, etc.) – I think that timeline is very realistic, and > perhaps we can even beat it. Restating the obvious, new features that > don’t have compatibility implications can always be delivered in minor > versions, i.e. 7.1, 7.2, etc. > > > > The RFC is at https://wiki.php.net/rfc/php7timeline - comments > welcome! I think this process is a little long. we should freeze new features by the end of this year. then we could release 7 asap and regarding of the qa process, we can use 7.0.x to do that. thanks > > > > Zeev -- Xinchen Hui @Laruence http://www.laruence.com/