Re: [PHP-DEV] [VOTE] var deprecation

2016-04-02 Thread Björn Larsson
Hi, Thanks for a well specified RFc and I got a nifty script to update my old PHP 5.2 code :-) Regards //Björn Larsson Den 2016-03-31 kl. 14:41, skrev Colin O'Dell: The voting period for the "var deprecation" RFC has ended. The final vote was 31 in favor and 23 against. The 2/3 majority

Re: [PHP-DEV] [VOTE] var deprecation

2016-03-31 Thread Colin O'Dell
The voting period for the "var deprecation" RFC has ended. The final vote was 31 in favor and 23 against. The 2/3 majority requirement was not met and therefore this RFC has been DECLINED. https://wiki.php.net/rfc/var_deprecation#vote I'd like to thank everyone who participated in the

Re: [PHP-DEV] [VOTE] var deprecation

2016-03-25 Thread Christoph Becker
On 25.03.2016 at 08:12, Dmitry Stogov wrote: > Java is going to add "var" (http://openjdk.java.net/jeps/286), we are going > to remove... If this JEP is going to pass, "var" will be allowed to replace (local) *type declarations*. In PHP "var" is an alternative *visibility specification*.

RE: [PHP-DEV] [VOTE] var deprecation

2016-03-25 Thread Thomas Punt
Hi Dmitry, > Java is going to add "var" (http://openjdk.java.net/jeps/286), we are going > to remove... We're not going to remove the "var" keyword, just deprecate its usage in the context of setting properties as public. The "var" keyword will still remain a reserved word, and it can therefore

Re: [PHP-DEV] [VOTE] var deprecation

2016-03-25 Thread Dmitry Stogov
Dell Cc: PHP Internals Subject: Re: [PHP-DEV] [VOTE] var deprecation +1 var should be deprecated On Thursday, 24 March 2016, Colin O'Dell <colinod...@gmail.com> wrote: > There have been some last-minute concerns raised about var being reserved > "for future usage". My intent

Re: [PHP-DEV] [VOTE] var deprecation

2016-03-24 Thread Mutlu Kocak
+1 var should be deprecated On Thursday, 24 March 2016, Colin O'Dell wrote: > There have been some last-minute concerns raised about var being reserved > "for future usage". My intent was that var couldn't be used for > function/class names IN CASE it was re-used in the

[PHP-DEV] [VOTE] var deprecation

2016-03-24 Thread Colin O'Dell
Hello everyone, It has been two weeks since discussion started on the RFC to deprecate and eventually remove the "var" keyword (and one month since the idea was originally proposed). This RFC has therefore been moved to the "In Voting" state. Voting will begin immediately and will end in one