I have to wonder, how big is the overlap between people who understand and want to use algebraic datatypes, and people who program in PHP?
PHP’s main selling point has always been its low barrier to entry. Introducing high-level abstractions like ADTs will hurt that user group.
At the same time, I don’t think PHP can ever catch up with high-level languages that were built on less shaky foundations (and cleaner syntax). So what’s the end goal here?
PHP’s main selling point has always been its low barrier to entry. Introducing high-level abstractions like ADTs will hurt that user group.
At the same time, I don’t think PHP can ever catch up with high-level languages that were built on less shaky foundations (and cleaner syntax). So what’s the end goal here?