Zeev Suraski wrote on 22/10/2014 09:34:
If we called them something like lossless_float() - that provides developers with the necessary heads-up that this will not use the standard conversion rules they're familiar with. It also gives them a good indication as to how it may be different from those standard rules.
I actually quite like lossless_* as a naming convention for these; the distinction between intval() and to_int() strikes me as a little vague, and over-abbrev'd.
Andrea Faulds wrote on 22/10/2014 19:20:
I’m wary of making the names much longer. The less convenient they are, the less likely they’ll be used… so the less likely the primary goal of the RFC would be achieved.
I take the point here, but think an *obvious* name, and a lack of confusing options, are the main driving factors here, rather than the number of keyboard presses required. Basically, a function that won't require me to look in the manual every time I want to use it.
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