Re:PHP 8: Before and After
by hhjinks on Friday October 23, 2020 @07:13AM
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> It is trying to be Java: Well, sure it is more like Java, only less verbose and easier to write. Developers can be much more productive in PHP
This sounds like kool-aid. Any productivity gain from reduced verbosity would be minimal. Typing out two extra keywords for your method signature is not going to affect your productivity in any real way in reality.
Re:PHP 8: Before and After
by robryan on Friday October 23, 2020 @11:03AM
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And it being dynamic. If just want to dump some JSON or a CSV into an array to do something with it it is probably going to be much quicker than in Java.
This sounds like kool-aid. Any productivity gain from reduced verbosity would be minimal. Typing out two extra keywords for your method signature is not going to affect your productivity in any real way in reality.