> On Jul 12, 2021, at 4:28 PM, Lynn <kja...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Mon, Jul 12, 2021 at 10:20 PM Mike Schinkel <m...@newclarity.net > <mailto:m...@newclarity.net>> wrote: > It seems you have just illustrated why in reality we really do not need type > casting/assertions in PHP given its current features, because we already have > what we need. > > That's not an argument I agree with, as it would invalidate the need for > short closures, null coalesce, constructor property promotion, etc. > > Continuing on the previous example: > ```php > $service = $container->get(SomeService::class); > assert($service instanceof SomeService); > > // could be replaced with > $container->get<SomeService>();
In your hypothetical view here, what happens when the $container does not have SomeService to provide? Does it throw an Exception? -Mike
