Re: PEAR's Error Handling and PHP5

IMLukas Smith wrote: > Lukas Smith wrote: > >> that of course means that any package that does throw exceptions >> becomes fairly problematic to people who also develop in the same >> style as i do. but exceptions is what the vocal masses clamor for. so >> if there are unvocal masses that disagree i think they failed to make >> their voices heard in time. therefore they will have to change their >> ways or ought to go elsewhere for their libraries in the future - you >> know now that happy rapid prototyping land we had back in the php4 >> days ;) > > Ok it was pointed out to me that I am in no position to make such > conclusions. I guess this is just my personal conclusion. I feel that we > are not adopting PHP5 properly. Because there is confusion about how to > approach PHP5 and I think there needs to a definitive basic agreement. > > So my personal conclusion is that the masses want to force exception > usage and that I think that the other side is too small and is therefore > just stalling an inevitable process (even if the disagreement with this > process is imho based on sound reasoning and I am therefore part of this > minority opposition). > > As a result to make way for these masses I am leaving PEAR once the > Google Summer Code projects are over and integrated into PEAR. Probably > no later than October 1st 2006. Anyone who wants to take over/join > development of any of my packages should contact me within this time > frame so that they can still benefit from my brain cycles. > > The timing is pretty good anyways, because I will probably have a > transitional period in my professional life at that point anyways, which > is making this decision much easier. > > regards, > Lukas Hmm, Honestly I'm not in favor to force exceptions usage here in PEAR but to leave the choice to the developers? I know PEAR packages are for all of us (pear developers) but I don't think we have enough rights to _FORCE_ them to do foo because of bar jut because I want it. Sincerely, Amir Mohammad