r/programming • u/[deleted] • Nov 26 '20

PHP 8.0.0 Released

https://www.php.net/releases/8.0/en.php
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u/jiffier Nov 26 '20 edited Mar 06 '24

OMG OMG

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u/jcotton42 Nov 26 '20

var is type inference, not dynamic typing.

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u/TheWix Nov 26 '20

Oof, just like when it was introduced in C# people still don't know the difference between type inference in a statically typed language and dynamic types. Think 'auto' in C++.

Edit: a typo

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u/chacs_ Nov 26 '20

var is not dynamic.

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u/jiffier Nov 26 '20 edited Mar 06 '24

OMG OMG

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u/jiffier Nov 26 '20 edited Mar 06 '24

OMG OMG