On Fri, Nov 4, 2022 at 12:08 PM someniatko <somenia...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > What's convenient about `Foo::{$bar}` vs `constant(Foo::class . '::' .
> > $bar)`? I'm a bit confused by this :|
> >
> > Is it the few keystrokes added?
>
> Even if ignoring syntax / convenience bikeshedding, I find it a really
> valuable addition to the language self-consistency. It's symmetrical
> to the already existing syntax of dynamic property fetch and dynamic
> method calls. One could argue that it's dynamic, too much magic and
> bad, but then we should either deprecate those features, or if not,
> have this symmetry. The Principle of Least Amusement and human pattern
> recognition overall with thank you.
>
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I agree with @someniatko, it makes PHP more consistent, which IMHO
is always positive and one of the usually criticized points (lack of
consistency
throughout parameter order, naming convention etc).
