On 26 Jul 2014, at 23:16, Zeev Suraski <z...@zend.com> wrote: > *“**Given that changes to languages (as opposed to changes to apps or even > frameworks) are for the most part irreversible”* > > > > Implementation improvements such as PHPNG are not irreversible. New > features or changed features are. This deals with language features, that > once we publish, we cannot take back as people already start using them. > > > > *“the purpose of the vote is to ensure that there's strong support for the > proposed feature.”* > > > > Is PHPNG a feature? No, it’s not. It’s improvements & performance > optimizations at the implementation level. Those who have been following > my involvement on internals@ over the years know my position about both > feature creep and downwards compatibility, and I’m absolutely certain that > it was clear to them – most if not all – what the meaning here was. That’s > 100.0% irrelevant to PHPNG.
For what it’s worth, I’d completely agree with Zeev here. phpng is really just an implementation deal, it doesn’t need a 2/3 vote, controversial or no. -- Andrea Faulds http://ajf.me/ -- PHP Internals - PHP Runtime Development Mailing List To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
