On: PHP 8: Before and After

[brendt_gd]

I know you're trolling, but FYI the `static` before function has nothing to do with the `static` return type. Like other programming languages the term `static` is used to denote two things.

[ThePadawan → brendt_gd]

And other programming languages get away wihout overloading the term.

It's not an excuse for slacking on language design.

[int_19h → ThePadawan]

"static" itself is originally an overloaded term, and still remains such to this day in C++.

[stabbles → brendt_gd]

The term is overloaded, which is a bit unfortunate.

[hashtagmarkup → stabbles]

However, the unfortunateness is static.