Re: diskspacefree vs free_disk_space

From: Date: Fri, 15 Jan 1999 01:45:10 +0000
Subject: Re: diskspacefree vs free_disk_space
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well the one bad thing is it'd say 90% of all the php functions currently contain underscores... Mark > > hi all, > it's getting late here in hamburg (GERMANY) 2AM.... i'm playing "sonic > adventures" on my new sega dreamcast (what a machine!!) - bla bla bla > > anyhow, i just needed something to get the free space in a directory.... > ('cause i'm unsing php for db-importers, batch processing etc - and i > LOVE it!!!!) > > personally i think that php build in functions should no contain an > underscore (like most of UNIX) - cause that way it's easy to see that a > function in native php / vs a user-written function (but that decision > up to the core guys!). if we/you would keep it that way one could just > call all his/her functions do__something, and everybody would know it's > NOT a native/builtin php function. (i know it's too late for that - eg > xml_something...) - > > i decided (if i'm allowed to decide?!) to call the function > diskfreespace 'cause it reads (pronounces) the best (my taste)..... and > (if you ask me) it fits best into the current php-name-space. rasmus (& > rest of core): see previous paragraph... i think it would be good if > php-builtins do not contain an underscore - to make stuff more > "readable"/"obvious" (i cannot think of a good english word for what i > mean.....) > > going to have my last beer for today - and playing some more sonic, > > cheers (in germany we say "PROST") > tc > > > > > > > > > -- > PHP Development Mailing List http://www.php.net/ > To unsubscribe send an empty message to php-dev-unsubscribe@lists.php.net > For help: php-dev-help@lists.php.net > > -- PHP Development Mailing List http://www.php.net/ To unsubscribe send an empty message to php-dev-unsubscribe@lists.php.net For help: php-dev-help@lists.php.net

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