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> It should throw an error, not return false. This goes back to PHP's "try as hard as possible to run the script" mentality.

I don't disagree. Although I think this goes towards PHP weak typing not it's try as hard to run the script.

> It's not that he doesn't know those terms; it's that he thinks that's how they should work.

He thinks they shouldn't exist at all. Which is one philosophy but that's not a valid criticism.

> I'll tell you right now, I work in PHP five days a week, and I agree with most all of eevee's points.

Even where he clearly doesn't know what he's talking about and didn't try the code he was supposedly saying doesn't work?

Those who don't know their tools are bound to have more problems or believe things that are just wrong.



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