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Can we talk about PHP functions with typehints too?
Practically every other language with similar syntax does this instead:
Rust and TypeScript use the return-type-at-the-end convention as well.
TypeScript doesn't need the "function" keyword for a method in an object or on a class though.
which I assume is doable because the syntax is unambiguous.
PHP's object orientation is similar to languages like Java and C#, which is what I was comparing to.
I believe the reason a function or method in an object does not need the “function” keyword has to do with the fact that JS is built on the prototype model and the fact that functions are first class in JS.
As the saying goes, “Everything is an object in JavaScript…” (which is not strictly true).