Re: RFC: PHP 7.0 timeline

On 10/14/2014 10:14 AM, Stas Malyshev wrote: > Hi! > >> IMO, AST, INT64, NG, Uniforme variables style is enough for a new >> marjor version.. why we still need to wait? > > We don't need to just "wait", as sit and do nothing. We need to allocate > time for other features. There are also quite a few really low-level changes in master right now. It is going to take quite a bit of time to stabilize. For example, something as basic as array iteration is inadvertently different: https://bugs.php.net/68215 PHP is a mature project with reams and reams of legacy code out there. Every single change, no matter how small, is like throwing a hand grenade in a lake. There is the initial explosion and chaos and then the ripples that go on and on. Dealing with all these ripples takes a lot more time than most people think. For people who think that 1 year from now is slow and conservative, it really isn't. It is quite aggressive given the number of really low-level changes that are already in master. Even if we froze the tree today I expect it could stretch to close to a year to stabilize. -Rasmus