[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #21309: Introduce WP_Post class

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#21309: Introduce WP_Post class
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 Reporter:  scribu          |       Owner:
     Type:  task (blessed)  |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal          |   Milestone:  3.5
Component:  General         |     Version:
 Severity:  normal          |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  has-patch       |
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Comment (by mdawaffe):

 Replying to [comment:15 nacin]:
 > Yeah, I'm looking at that same thing. I was playing with
 [attachment:21309.8.diff]. I do think we should definitely modify the
 global.
 >
 > Perhaps it is time to break the reference in get_post( &$post ). There's
 also no good reason to have it return by reference anymore either —
 objects are byref in PHP5. Doing both of those things should

 [attachment:21309.8.diff] is much prettier than my attempt.

 I'm all for getting rid of all the referencing.  Here's an oldie but
 goodie about how these references are probably harmful.
 http://blog.golemon.com/2007/01/youre-being-lied-to.html

 Unless things have changed in the last 5 years.  I haven't looked :)

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