RE: [PHP-DEV] <?= and <%= both work, why not <?php=

Not trying to impress anybody with anything. Just stating the simple fact that some people (myself included) find '<?php= $var ?>' easier to read than '<?php echo $var ?>'. I don't find it particularly 'cryptic'. - Theo -----Original Message----- From: Chris Shiflett [mailto:chris@k2labs.org] Sent: Friday, April 26, 2002 2:36 PM To: php-dev@lists.php.net Subject: Re: [PHP-DEV] <?= and <%= both work, why not <?php= > Perhaps if it were a computer making these assumptions, yes. But anyone > with half a brain can see that <?php echo 'Hello'; ?> is much easer to > understand for someone with no programming experience, than: > <?php='Hello'?>. Agreed, Sterling. I can't understand why this is so difficult to realize. Theo, are you just trying to impress people by saying how easy the cryptic syntax is? If so, it's not working. > I, and others, would argue that '<?php=' is no more 'magic' than > '<?php echo'. We know what it means. Seriously, Theo, this list isn't a place where everyone's ego is on the line. This is like arguing that the ternary operator in C is more intuitive than just writing the "long" if statement. Just because you and others know what it means is *not* a valid argument. This isn't a contest. You seem to have gotten the wrong impression. I for one am glad that PHP has remained as clean as it is. It is certainly a factor in PHP's success. > Thanks for the tip, we didn't realize that. Well, Sterling, the sarcasm might have ben a bit harsh, but I must admit I laughed out loud when I read it. :) It's too bad really that <?= and <%= are valid. I can guess why, but it leads to useless conversations like this. Chris -- PHP Development Mailing List <http://www.php.net/> To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php