Re: Iterable Type Hint

From:	Stas Malyshev	Date:	Fri, 13 Jul 2012 17:01:17 +0000
Subject:	Re: Iterable Type Hint
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Hi!

> I wouldn't call it ad hoc, actually, but more a recognition of what practices
> and patterns are now occurring. A few years ago, I'd have type-hinted on array

I do not think strict typing is a right way to do it. Strict typing has
specific meaning in many languages, including (unfortunately, IMHO) in
PHP - that the value has specific type. (Ab)using it to mean "the value
conforms to specific multi-type use case" seems not the right way to me,
unless we design very different type system from what we have now - but
even then we should start with designing it, not with ad-hoc use cases.

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Stanislav Malyshev, Software Architect
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Thread (14 messages)

• Anthony FerraraThu, 12 Jul 2012 14:10:22 +0000
  • Stas MalyshevThu, 12 Jul 2012 16:30:43 +0000
    • Rasmus LerdorfThu, 12 Jul 2012 16:38:25 +0000
      • Stas MalyshevThu, 12 Jul 2012 16:46:41 +0000
        • Anthony FerraraThu, 12 Jul 2012 17:01:15 +0000
          • Stas MalyshevThu, 12 Jul 2012 17:33:41 +0000
        • Rasmus LerdorfThu, 12 Jul 2012 17:12:36 +0000
          • Stas MalyshevThu, 12 Jul 2012 17:19:19 +0000
            • Rasmus LerdorfThu, 12 Jul 2012 17:23:49 +0000
        • Matthew Weier O'PhinneyFri, 13 Jul 2012 13:41:43 +0000
      • Matthew Weier O'PhinneyFri, 13 Jul 2012 13:41:46 +0000
        • Stas MalyshevFri, 13 Jul 2012 17:01:17 +0000
    • Gustavo LopesThu, 12 Jul 2012 17:40:31 +0000
  • Christer EdvartsenThu, 12 Jul 2012 17:42:37 +0000