Re: [PHP-DEV] [RFC] Deprecations for PHP 8.6

Hi

Am 2026-06-29 20:37, schrieb Seifeddine Gmati:
> I'm actually in favor of deprecating `array()` too, and I raised this
> on the #php-internals Discord channel. The motivation there is weaker
> though: unlike `list`, deprecating `array()` does not free up a
> keyword, since `array` remains a type. The grammar simplification and
> having fewer things for newcomers to learn still apply, and IMO are
> good reasons on their own. If there's appetite for it, I'm happy to
> add it to the RFC.

FWIW: I still have a rough draft to make `array()` (or rather: all 
non-object types) proper functions that effectively would “stand in” as 
cast operators. For `array()` specifically this would allow a 
named-argument style of defining arrays with “unquoted keys”: 
`array(foo: 1, bar: 2)`.

Best regards
Tim Düsterhus