We are going to ignore the inherit problems that calling file_get_contents(__FILE__); would cause...
Also, I disagree with a PHP namespace. the looseness of the language is one of its strong points. Some things should be made strict, I agree, bit it start with a php namespace and where does it end? If your not careful you end up with c# or java where doing anything requires going through hundreds of classes and packages. Josh On Tue, Oct 28, 2008 at 10:09 PM, Nathan Rixham <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Stan Vassilev | FM wrote: >> >> Opinions about how disruptive a mandatory backslash for global symbols *in >> namespaces* would be, are welcome. Keep in mind that making the backslash >> optional will lead to code breakage (such as for above drop-in replacements, >> class autoloading etc.) and slower performance (runtime resolution of >> function calls). > > personally not very disruptive, and after a few hours I think it would > become second nature. > > I'm sure there will be a few comments about this, but.. why not move all > internal functions and classes to a php namespace so that everything has to > be in a namespace by default - ie no code that isn't in a namespace. > > ie > php\file_get_contents(__FILE__); > instead of > \file_get_contents(__FILE__); > > major major change but nice and strict > > -- > PHP Internals - PHP Runtime Development Mailing List > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > > -- PHP Internals - PHP Runtime Development Mailing List To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
