Syntax tweaks General idea Abolish 'this' https://news-web.php.net/php.internals/109952 Optional semi-colons http://phpsadness.com/sad/46 Semantic whitepace Abolish curly-brackets { } Function fallback Hurdles to overcome https://github.com/Danack/RfcCodex/blob/master/etiquette/rfc_attitudes.md#small-ratio-of-reward-to-work-involved-and-bc-breaks https://github.com/Danack/RfcCodex/blob/master/etiquette/rfc_attitudes.md#non-beneficial-changes Hurdle 1 Forecast Notes