Re: Introducing "Array Of" RFC

From:	Stas Malyshev	Date:	Thu, 16 Jan 2014 23:05:43 +0000
Subject:	Re: Introducing "Array Of" RFC
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Hi!

> It's easily readable and everybody should be able to recognize what this
> thing does even without prior knowledge.
> 
> Hell, why not Array[Foo|Bar|stdClass|whocares] ?
> 
> Or even (at a later stage):
> 
>   Array[]["key1", "key2"]

I don't think inventing another language to specify types inside PHP is
a good idea. If somebody is really into type calculus, there are many
academic languages to play with. In practice, such byzantine constructs
rarely make developer's work easier on tasks that PHP is commonly
applied to. If you want a language that can run code to check if your
array conforms to arbitrary set of rules, what's wrong with PHP language?
-- 
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Thread (73 messages)

• Andrey AndreevThu, 16 Jan 2014 20:14:08 +0000
  • Andrea FauldsThu, 16 Jan 2014 20:20:35 +0000Re: Introducing "Array Of" RFC
    • Andrey AndreevThu, 16 Jan 2014 20:28:05 +0000
      • Sara GolemonThu, 16 Jan 2014 20:43:34 +0000
        • Stas MalyshevThu, 16 Jan 2014 23:07:52 +0000
          • Alexander MFri, 17 Jan 2014 08:00:24 +0000
  • Stas MalyshevThu, 16 Jan 2014 23:05:43 +0000Re: Introducing "Array Of" RFC