PHP 7.2.0 Released

#1

Post by pgl » Thu, Nov 30, 2017, 11:10 AM UTC

Re: PHP 7.2.0 Released

#2

Post by rurban » Thu, Nov 30, 2017, 11:59 AM UTC

Literally only object as new typehint, not the classname of the object? This doesn't really help much. https://wiki.php.net/rfc/object-typehint

Looks like they went back into perl-mode

Re: PHP 7.2.0 Released

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Post by TazeTSchnitzel » Thu, Nov 30, 2017, 12:02 PM UTC

It's weird for a bug fix I wrote to be top of the list of features. PHP 7.2 is not the most eventful release.

Re: PHP 7.2.0 Released

#4

Post by TazeTSchnitzel » Thu, Nov 30, 2017, 12:03 PM UTC

rurban wrote: post #2

Literally only object as new typehint, not the classname of the object? This doesn't really help much. https://wiki.php.net/rfc/object-typehint Looks like they went back into perl-mode

I actually have a patch and draft RFC for a classname type declaration, but I'm not sure whether to do anything with it.

Re: PHP 7.2.0 Released

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Post by pgl » Thu, Nov 30, 2017, 12:07 PM UTC

TazeTSchnitzel wrote: post #3

It's weird for a bug fix I wrote to be top of the list of features. PHP 7.2 is not the most eventful release.

How comes a bug fix has an RFC?

Re: PHP 7.2.0 Released

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Post by [deleted] » Thu, Nov 30, 2017, 12:07 PM UTC

rurban wrote: post #2

Literally only object as new typehint, not the classname of the object? This doesn't really help much. https://wiki.php.net/rfc/object-typehint Looks like they went back into perl-mode

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Re: PHP 7.2.0 Released

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Post by pgl » Thu, Nov 30, 2017, 12:08 PM UTC

rurban wrote: post #2

Literally only object as new typehint, not the classname of the object? This doesn't really help much. https://wiki.php.net/rfc/object-typehint Looks like they went back into perl-mode

You can do this in methods by putting the class name before the argument.

Re: PHP 7.2.0 Released

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Post by Narutu » Thu, Nov 30, 2017, 12:28 PM UTC

TazeTSchnitzel wrote: post #3

It's weird for a bug fix I wrote to be top of the list of features. PHP 7.2 is not the most eventful release.

Yes, strange for a bug fix to be top of a list of features, however...

I don't agree that it's "not the most eventful" release:- libsodium being included into the core is a big tick in the box in terms of maturing as a language; modern - secure - cryptography out of the box.

Re: PHP 7.2.0 Released

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Post by JepZ » Thu, Nov 30, 2017, 12:30 PM UTC

> Counting of non-countable objects

Sounds like fun :D

But actually, the RFC suggests to add warning, so nothing too special :-/

Re: PHP 7.2.0 Released

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Post by ChrisSD » Thu, Nov 30, 2017, 12:32 PM UTC

What is PHP like nowadays? I know it has a bad reputation and a history of kitchen sink design but have they managed to tame it into something more sensible? Do the docs help steer developers away from legacy issues and common bad patterns?

Would anyone recommend it for new projects?