Hi, I'd like to add a bit to the harmful/useful debate.
While writing a `->setAccessible(true)` is not harmful per se, it's a clear indication one is following an outdated example/tutorial. New code should never contain it, not even for consistency (which could be argued for `__sleep()` if your codebase already has a couple of those). I would label a deprecation message for `setAccessible` as useful. A semicolon for the switch cases, on the other hand, seems more like an easter egg and I'd love for it to stay just so PHP could keep that side of it's personality. I have similar feelings for `5d9` slowly incrementing to `6`. It's funny and unused and an excellent trivia piece. It would be sad to add a "but it no longer works since 8.5" to the stories. BR, Juris -----Original Message----- From: Gina P. Banyard <intern...@gpb.moe> Sent: Wednesday, July 2, 2025 10:56 PM To: PHP internals <internals@lists.php.net> Subject: [PHP-DEV] [RFC] Deprecations for PHP 8.5 Hello internals, It is this time of year again where we proposed a list of deprecations to add in PHP 8.5: https://wiki.php.net/rfc/deprecations_php_8_5 As a reminder, this list has been compiled over the course of the past year by various different people. And as usual, each deprecation will be voted in isolation. We still have a bit of time buffer, so if anyone else has any suggestions, they are free to add them to the RFC. Some should be non-controversial, others a bit more. If such, they might warrant their own dedicated RFC, or be dropped from the proposal altogether. Best regards, Gina P. Banyard
