Re: boolval() again

From: Date: Thu, 07 Jun 2012 07:41:03 +0000
Subject: Re: boolval() again
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hi Gustavo,

On Wed, Jun 6, 2012 at 9:48 PM, Gustavo Lopes <[email protected]> wrote:

> Adding a function or class most definitely is not a language change (unless
> they have some special treatment like Iterator), unless you consider all the
> core functions and classes to be part of the language, at which point
> everything is a language change.

boolval like other type related functions are not languages constructs
per se but parts of the very core of PHP, so same treatment applies.

> An RFC for such a trivial change is an utter waste of time IMO.

I would not say waste of time, but for the long term record and
clarity, a RFC should always be written, no matter how short (i.e.
boolval) or long (i.e. intl additions) it is.

Cheers,
-- 
Pierre

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