Re: Re: [Zend Engine 2] RE: [PHP-DEV] oo != php

At 02:40 08/06/2002 +0100, you wrote:

There are two reasons we repeat the 'PHP is not Java mantra': (a) Many of those requesting these changes actually DO want to see PHP as a Java with PHPish syntax. Anyone wanting PHP to be a "simple" or "more flexable" Java is barking up the wrong tree... in fact all of the people I know who Im lobbying "better OO functionality in PHP" for know Java and know PHP - and use both where each is best. What we are requesting is that PHP expands its OO capabilities - not change the way it does things, not do anything outlandish or "stolen" from another language. Think about it - all it would be is like adding an extra gear to a car. Wouldnt change the concept, the design or the idea of the car... not the make nor model... it would however give it added depth and use.

I agree completely, for what its worth ;) I have a question about this whole debate. If PHP's core goal is to provide easy quick development for 'dynamic pages' , then why is there no built-in template engine? Having this would solve many of the niggling problems that are associated with current PHP-written (OO) template engines. Is it that there is no desire for such an extension? Mike