[$] Scalar typing in the PHP world
When one thinks about the PHP language, terms like "strong typing" and "strict checking" do not normally come to mind. But, as the project works toward its next major release (to be called PHP 7), it has become embroiled in a fierce debate over the proposed addition of some simple typing features to the language. To some, PHP is growing up into a safer, better-defined language, while others see the changes as possibly destroying the character of a historically freewheeling language.

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