You can take a look at the RFP if you like. It discusses the pros and cons of various possible separators, and why they chose the backslash.
http://wiki.php.net/rfc/namespaceseparator <http://wiki.php.net/rfc/namespaceseparator>I've been using namespaces for a few months now with the backslash syntax, and I have to say that it doesn't effect the aesthetics or readability of my code. Give it some time, I suspect you'll get used to it in no time. On Wed, Apr 28, 2010 at 3:23 PM, Sylvain Rabot <sylv...@abstraction.fr>wrote: > On Wed, 2010-04-28 at 16:58 -0500, Matt Wilson wrote: > > So, you decided to jump in to criticize a design decision that went in > after several months of discussion, without any insight into why it was done > the way it was? > > > > Not really criticizing, maybe a bit, but more expressing my > disappointment regarding aesthetic loss that the choice made has lead > to. It might not concern you but it does concern me and probably other > people too. > > I admit I have no knowledge of what have been told during the months of > discussion you are referring to. However, you seem to have this > knowledge, so I would be grateful if you could tell me if the aesthetic > of the backslash token has been discussed and even more if you can > redirect me to a discussion thread. > > Regards. > > > On Apr 28, 2010, at 4:45 PM, Sylvain Rabot wrote: > > > > > Hi, > > > > > > The comment I'm about to make is behind the times, and, now, useless, I > > > know, but I can't hold me. > > > > > > You chose for the namespace feature, a great feature besides, the > > > backslash ?? really ?? Come on guys, among all the possibilities, you > > > have chosen, according to me, the most hideous character possible. > > > > > > Having Windows©®™ path like strings in the middle of source code is not > > > something that is going to make me use the feature. > > > > > > PHP syntax was simple, clean. To me, the backslash token ruins > > > everything. Using it aside from escaping was something I have never > > > considered, have you ? Do you like it ? > > > > > > The goal of backslash was maybe to highlight namespace in the source > > > code, if it was, congrats, we only see that now. > > > To my opinion it breaks all esthetic's balance of a source code. > > > > > > No need to respond that I should have contribute to the choice, believe > > > me, if I could have, I would have. > > > > > > This was just the comment of a simple guy which is very concerned about > > > source code esthetic's and believes that a neat, well balanced code is > > > more likely to be well maintained that any other one. > > > > > > Best regards. > > > > > > -- > > > Sylvain Rabot <sylv...@abstraction.fr> > > > > > > > -- > Sylvain Rabot <sylv...@abstraction.fr> >
