Re:Upcoming changes in PHP 7.1
by busterarm on Monday May 23, 2016 @12:44PM
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There's always some "here be dragons" area/library in any language. I've had it with Ruby, JavaScript, Clojure, Scheme and PHP.
It's really easy to pick on PHP's array methods. Sure there are problems there. What that means though is that when I'm using them I refer to the documentation frequently. I do this anyway, with any language.
The language never made or broke any promises to you, except where the specification is incorrect. Create a ticket when you find it. Notice how in the example you linked that the documentation is explicit about that caveat.
Programming languages are just tools. They are not your girlfriend. They are not your religion. There is no one tool to rule all tools and you're not entering into some major commitment in life to use them.
It's really easy to pick on PHP's array methods. Sure there are problems there. What that means though is that when I'm using them I refer to the documentation frequently. I do this anyway, with any language.
The language never made or broke any promises to you, except where the specification is incorrect. Create a ticket when you find it. Notice how in the example you linked that the documentation is explicit about that caveat.
Programming languages are just tools. They are not your girlfriend. They are not your religion. There is no one tool to rule all tools and you're not entering into some major commitment in life to use them.