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Re:PHP 8: Before and After by brendt_gd on Friday October 23, 2020 @03:45AM (#24866972)
I know you're trolling, but FYI the `static` before function has nothing to do with the `static` return type. Like other programming languages the term `static` is used to denote two things.
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Re:PHP 8: Before and After by ThePadawan on Friday October 23, 2020 @04:37AM (#24867226)
And other programming languages get away wihout overloading the term.

It's not an excuse for slacking on language design.

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Re:PHP 8: Before and After by int_19h on Saturday October 24, 2020 @10:52PM (#24883509)
"static" itself is originally an overloaded term, and still remains such to this day in C++.
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Re:PHP 8: Before and After by stabbles on Friday October 23, 2020 @03:47AM (#24866986)
The term is overloaded, which is a bit unfortunate.
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Re:PHP 8: Before and After by hashtagmarkup on Friday October 23, 2020 @03:58AM (#24867036)
However, the unfortunateness is static.
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