Re: [RFC] Scalar Type Hinting With Casts (re-opening)

From: Date: Sun, 20 Jul 2014 12:42:51 +0000
Subject: Re: [RFC] Scalar Type Hinting With Casts (re-opening)
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On 20 Jul 2014, at 08:33, Sebastian Bergmann <sebastian@php.net> wrote:

> Am 13.07.2014 07:22, schrieb Stas Malyshev:
>> I think it was a mistake to introduce this term from the start and 
>> we should stop propagating it.
> 
> What would be a better term? Optional strict typing in function and
> method signatures?

This proposal’s scalar type hints (except for booleans) can’t really be called “strict”.
Perhaps “firm typing”? (It’s not weak, but it’s not quite strong either)
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Andrea Faulds
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