[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #33381: Strategize the updating of minimum PHP version.

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#33381: Strategize the updating of minimum PHP version.
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 Reporter:  alexander.rohmann                    |       Owner:  jorbin
     Type:  enhancement                          |      Status:  assigned
 Priority:  normal                               |   Milestone:  Awaiting
Component:  General                              |  Review
 Severity:  normal                               |     Version:
 Keywords:  needs-codex dev-feedback 2nd-        |  Resolution:
  opinion                                        |     Focuses:
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Comment (by seancjones):

 The most conservative approach to this - raising PHP versioning while
 keeping the same coding standards and banning PHP godsends like namespaces
 and anonymous functions for the indefinite future, would allow for
 security backports without maintaining two versions, would do a great job
 testing the water, and would allow new plugins to finally begin coding
 with efficient constructs that WordPress documentation endorses (forget
 where but there are various coding examples with actions and anonymous
 function pairings... A beautiful thing). It would do a fair bit to
 encourage better plugins in the repository and would allow a user to do so
 just be specifying a minimum WordPress version.

 No change to code. No duplication for security backports. Tests the water.
 Applies pressure to hosts without harming user experience. Please, please
 do this.

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Ticket URL: <https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/33381#comment:92>
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