On Thu, 2010-04-29 at 00:44 +0200, Jérôme Loyet wrote: > 2010/4/29 Sylvain Rabot <sylv...@abstraction.fr>: > > On Wed, 2010-04-28 at 15:29 -0700, Chad Fulton wrote: > >> 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 > > > > Thanks. > > > >> > >> <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. > > > > You might not be as stubborned as I can be regarding this matter :P > > > > Backslash is just something not "natural" to me. Anyway, my obsession, > > my problem. Was just hopping to find people as disturbed as me :) > > > >> > >> 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. > > It's because you're using a french keyboard and you have to hit two > keys (Alt-gr + 8) to obtain a backslash.
Not at all, azerty rocks, I can be really agile with my fingers and I love to do keyboard tricks with them :P > I agree with you it could be boring, that why when I'm coding I'm > sometimes using a qwerty keymap :) > > ++ Jerome > > >> > > > > >> > > > Best regards. > >> > > > > >> > > > -- > >> > > > Sylvain Rabot <sylv...@abstraction.fr> > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > >> > > >> > -- > >> > Sylvain Rabot <sylv...@abstraction.fr> > >> > > > > > > > -- > > Sylvain Rabot <sylv...@abstraction.fr> > > > -- Sylvain Rabot <sylv...@abstraction.fr>
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