On Sun, 28 Nov 2010 10:42:00 -0000, Stas Malyshev <smalys...@sugarcrm.com>
wrote:
Hi!
Sorry for moving offtopic, but if the PHP syntax is going to change
then we should revisit other proposals that add/change syntax. For
example, I think the short syntax for arrays was declined [from 5.3]
mainly because it introduced a new syntax at a time we wanted to
preserve BC:
I find it fascinating that a short time ago the short array
syntax and other like proposals were unanimously rejected with "PHP
needs no syntax sugar, everything should be explicit and verbose!" and
now it's complete reversal - everybody supports syntax sugar, adding new
complex syntax and what not.
In my opinion, the short array syntax is a completely different matter and
we shouldn't be constantly diverting discussions...
I personally am not sure this thing is worth doing, I never had a
problem with typing "function" but if so many people do, maybe it's OK
for a major version release.
It's a completely redundant keyword, which I frequently forget and where I
find no expressive power. But I also write a lot of Java, so I might be
biased. I'm +0 on this.
--
Gustavo Lopes
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