On Fri, Feb 3, 2017 at 12:18 PM, Andrea Faulds <a...@ajf.me> wrote:
> Hi David,
>
> David Rodrigues wrote:
>>
>> Hello folks!
>> I just not understand why "function" should be abbreviated. It's about
>> "how
>> less character better"? I don't see it too much on PHP. I guess that is
>> more simple keep what exists current "function", that all knows about
>> (that
>> should be better than the next example):
>>
>> $mapped = array_map(function($x) => $x + $y); // vs current:
>> $mapped = array_map(function($x) use($y) { return $x + $y });
>
>
> I feel the same way. It would be nice to have shorter syntax, but it
> sacrifices readability and familiarity here, and adds yet another new
> keyword.
>
> It also feels inconsistent… isn't "fn" just short for "function"? Why is it
> exclusive to the => syntax?This is not exactly on topic... unless you are implying you'd prefer the `|$x| => $x + $y`? Maybe you missed [this][1] message? [1]: http://news.php.net/php.internals/98136 -- PHP Internals - PHP Runtime Development Mailing List To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
