Re: [Fwd: Re: [Zend Engine 2] Case sensitivity: Conclusion(?)]

From: Date: Thu, 07 Feb 2002 00:04:42 +0000
Subject: Re: [Fwd: Re: [Zend Engine 2] Case sensitivity: Conclusion(?)]
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+1 for case sensitivity On Wed, 2002-02-06 at 15:36, Jani Taskinen wrote: > > Many scripts will break anyway if you update to PHP 5.. > > +1 (still) for case-sensitivity which would make the language > more conistent. Or if this is ruled out, then let's make all > variables and constants case-insensitive too. It is so confusing > for all the newbies when $FOO isn't same as $foo. > > --Jani > > > On Wed, 6 Feb 2002, Sander Steffann wrote: > > >Hi, > > > >IMHO making PHP case sensitive after being case-INsensitive for so many > >years is a very bad idea. The reasons are already mentioned on the list. For > >us (ISP in The Netherlands) the most important one is BC. We would not be > >able to upgrade any of our servers when this would go into PHP5. A lot of > >our customers use PHP, and I think almost every customer would have scripts > >that break. (which is not acceptable ofcouse) > > > >Please don't do this... (That's a -1 from me) > >Sander. > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > PHP Development Mailing List <http://www.php.net/> > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > -- Jason T. Greene Internet Software Engineer <jason@inetgurus.net> <jason@php.net> <jason.greene@tdstelecom.com> Use PHP: http://www.php.net

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