Re: [RFC][Vote] Typed Properties

On 20/05/2016 07:05, Joe Watkins wrote:

Morning internals,

    Since we have our answer on nullable types, typed properties can now go

to vote.

    https://wiki.php.net/rfc/typed-properties#vote

    Note that, support for nullability as RFC'd will be merged when the

implementation for nullable_types is merged into master.

    Please participate.

Cheers Joe

I'm surprised at how popular this RFC has been; not because I think it's a bad thing per se, but I thought it would be more controversial. I do still think PHP should have a proper road map for typing features, though. The issues around typed references in this RFC are a good example of how having an increasing number of silos where type enforcement takes place leads to odd inconsistencies and limitations. It would be nice to have some idea of what the eventual aim is - even if we don't know how yet, is the aim in people's minds for "optional typing" to extend throughout the language? This would also help with performance considerations - if type-checking is going to become a more important concept in the language, the engine should move in a direction which will make that easier, and that may affect optimisation decisions. Regards, -- Rowan Collins [IMSoP]