On Mon, Jan 30, 2017 at 10:55 AM, Levi Morrison <le...@php.net> wrote:
> Bob Weinand and I are happy to announce that the [Arrow Functions][1]
> RFC is moving into the public discussion phase. We have been
> collaborating on this RFC for many months now and finally have a
> proposal we are happy to discuss in the open.
>
> Here is an example of an existing closure:
>
> function ($x) use ($arr) {
> return $arr[$x];
> }
>
> This RFC proposes syntax and semantics to simplify this common usage to:
>
> fn($x) => $arr[$x]
>
> More details are in the RFC. The [implementation][2] currently has no
> known issues and is ready for you to download, build and test, which
> we encourage you to do.
>
> We look forward to a productive discussion period and are happy to
> answer questions.
>
> For historical purposes, the revision of this RFC is currently at
> [1485798604][3].
>
> [1]: https://wiki.php.net/rfc/arrow_functions
> [2]: https://github.com/morrisonlevi/php-src/tree/arrow_functions
> [3]: https://wiki.php.net/rfc/arrow_functions?rev=1485798604
Thanks to everyone who has participated in the discussion thus far.
Primarily the feedback has been directed at the `fn` keyword. Let me
provide two benefits and drawbacks of using `fn` as a keyword:
1. `fn` is searchable in search engines and in our manual
2. Is more intuitive than just syntax
However, `fn` does have downsides:
1. Can break existing code
2. We already have a similar keyword `function`
To that end, I'd like to gauge interest in a pure syntax based
alternative that is similar to Rust and Ruby.
Instead of:
fn(params) => expr
What about:
|params| => expr
This trades the advantages of the keyword for the advantages of pure
syntax, and happens to be two characters shorter. To be explicit:
1. Preserves 100% backwards compatibility
2. Avoids having two keywords that both mean "function"
3. Is not easily searchable in engines or in the manual
4. Is a tad bit shorter
What do you think, Internals?
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