> As a Symfony dev I agree. And the process to convert PHP into a Java-esqe Kotlin-esque language is continuing. Why not use a different language if you like it rather than change PHP?

The audacity of PHP 5.3 developers. How dared they! The audacity of PHP 5.4 developers. How dared they! The audacity of PHP 5.5 developers. How dared they! The audacity of PHP 5.6 developers. How dared they! The audacity of PHP 7.0 developers. How dared they! The audacity of PHP 7.1 developers. How dared they! The audacity of PHP 7.2 developers. How dared they! The audacity of PHP 7.3 developers. How dared they! The audacity of PHP 7.4 developers. How dared they! The audacity of PHP 8.0 developers. How dared they! The audacity of PHP 8.1 developers. How dared they!

/s

(sorry, couldn't help. this particular argument is sooooo silly...)