OK everyone, it seems that some people have forgotten or missed the original 
agreement that this thread started with. There is a communication disconnect 
("strict typing" means horribly different things to different people right 
now). Please read through and understand the following terminology before 
continuing to post on this thread. We've agreed to the following terms:

- "Strict Typing" means the super strict old C style typing *with no implicit 
conversions*. (If you really think this is what you want, you are probably 
mistaken. Look through prior discussions on this topic. This fails for numerous 
reasons, including the fact that almost every input to PHP is a string.)
- "Weak Typing" means types in the same sense that the PHP documentation uses 
types (for example, the docs indicate substr(string, integer), and 
substr(12345, "2") == "345".) (If you think you want "strict typing", this is 
probably what you mean.)
- "No Scalar Typing" should be used to indicate the current system (where there 
is no provision for hinting at scalar types.)

In addition, if someone potentially new expresses support for "Strict Typing", 
please assume that they really mean weak typing unless proven otherwise (this 
is by far the more likely intent.) Don't get mean, politely clarify terminology 
so that everyone can be on the same page. If someone still insists that they 
want "Strict Typing" (as defined above), point them to the prior discussions on 
the topic which explain exactly what the problems with this are.

John Crenshaw
Priacta, Inc.

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