Re: [PHP-DEV] Class Extension

hello,


On Wed, Jul 8, 2026, 12:11 PM Holly Schilling <[email protected]>
wrote:

> Following the discussion in Discord yesterday, I started working on the
> feasibility of implementing class extensions.
>

For one, I read only internals and github.  I keep seeing "we talked on
discord" but there is no reference whatsoever to a php.net's discord
anywhere i searched for.

so maybe I would suggest to be a tat bit more descriptive first here too?

I believe I’ve proven out the concept and viability of it in a 2-phase
> approach using an extension syntax similar to that of Swift.
>
> Before I go into much more detail, what is the general interest in adding
> this to the language?
>

reading the thread, I feel both swift and you aim to the same goal, some
parts use different approaches but as I am not a user of swift, it may be
nicer if you could work together,  if desired?

best,
--
Pierre

@pierrejoye

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