Re: [PHP-DEV] [RFC] Pipe Assignment Operator

Hey Caleb,

> Am 20.07.2026 um 04:11 schrieb Larry Garfield <[email protected]>:
>=20
> Impressively, I think this explanation stated my position better than I c=
ould. :-)  Yes, I am in favor of pushing PHP in a more-functional, mostly-i=
mmutable direction (without going all the way to pathological purity like i=
n Haskell).  A variant of pipe that is intrinsically built on mutable varia=
bles goes against the intent.  Yes, PHP is not an inherently immutable lang=
uage today, but you can easily use it that way if you're careful and know w=
here the edges are where you shouldn't.
>=20
> I think the above description has actually pushed me over into the No cat=
egory on this RFC.  (Which doesn't mean I'm necessarily in favor of the alt=
ernate |>=3D proposal.  I'm still pondering that one.)
>=20
> I do agree that some longer-term planning around what alternate pipe form=
s make sense is wise, and a conversation I'm open to having.  But not for a=
 few weeks, as we should be focused on 8.6 at the moment, and none of these=
 will make it into 8.6.
>=20
> --Larry Garfield

sorry that you had to read this mail; Larry often has ideas that don't work=
 well in practice - and then core devs have to shoot this down. Please just=
 ignore this.

Bob=