On Sunday, 10 May 2026 at 21:05, Seifeddine Gmati <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hello Internals, > > I'd like to start the discussion on a new RFC adding bound-erased > generics types to PHP. > > Generic type parameters can be declared on classes, interfaces, > traits, functions, methods, closures, and arrow functions, with > bounds, defaults, and variance markers. Type parameters erase to their > bound at runtime; the pre-erasure form is preserved for Reflection and > consumed by static analyzers. > > - RFC: https://wiki.php.net/rfc/bound_erased_generic_types > - Implementation: https://github.com/php/php-src/pull/21969 As you already know from off list discussion I will vote against this RFC. I've laid my arguments in a blog post on my website. [1] The only thing I take offence to is saying my attempt/proposal has stalled. Me not actively working on it 24/7 doesn't mean it stalled, and I had started working on it earlier in the year before this RFC landed, or I was aware you were working on something. Best regards, Gina P. Banyard [1] https://gpb.moe/blog/opinion-bound-erased-generics.html
