[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #36335: Next generation: core autoloader proposal

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#36335: Next generation: core autoloader proposal
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 Reporter:  dnaber-de        |       Owner:
     Type:  feature request  |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal           |   Milestone:  4.7
Component:  General          |     Version:
 Severity:  normal           |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  has-patch        |     Focuses:
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Comment (by iamfriendly):

 I'm not sure it's about catching/preventing all of the instances of
 someone doing it wrong. It's about setting a precedent and, possibly more
 importantly, setting expectations.

 Ultimately, this has a potential to break a lot of things, very quickly
 and very badly. (Please note I am very pro this change, I'm just urging an
 abundance of caution). One mis-step can lead to developers going down a
 winding path without us really realising it. This can end badly for the
 user. (See the shortcodes API changes last year, which admittedly was a
 necessary change to a feature and this is more architectural, but the
 point stands).

 There are currently many ways to override core pieces (in a doing_it_wrong
 fashion) but that doesn't mean we should simply ignore that and give
 developers another chance to shoot themselves and their users in the foot.

 I'm +1 for the addition of a branch which would allow us to really hammer
 this and see what breaks in a lot of scenarios. It (probably) means a
 slower inclusion into core, but it sure as heck gives us a real chance to
 see what's happening and also can give developers a chance to test and
 test again. It also gives us a way to compare and contrast items like
 speed and memory usage.

 I truly believe that, when merged, this will be one of the biggest, most
 positive changes to WP in a long time. I'm so glad we're having this
 conversation and hashing out all of the ways we can get this done, to get
 it right.

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