RE: [PHP-DEV] Re: Unsigned Problems Revisited

> -----Original Message----- > From: Andi Gutmans [mailto:andi@zend.com] > Sent: 30 October 2002 19:26 > > I think you guys have convinced me that having >>> only isn't too bad > (Jason will kill me now). > Does anyone here on php-dev have any additional thoughts? Well, although I think it's a good idea to add the missing shift operator, I'd be a bit worried about the potential for confusion caused by having <<< and >>> operators that are not opposites of each other -- particularly with people trying to use <<< as a shift on the grounds that it "ought" to exist and wondering why the rest of their script had apparently disappeared down a black hole! Whilst I don't want to start another lengthy discussion that ends up going round the mulberry bush umpteen times, should we be considering whether this is a case where PHP should strike out on its own and use a slightly different operator for this? Cheers! Mike --------------------------------------------------------------------- Mike Ford, Electronic Information Services Adviser, Learning Support Services, Learning & Information Services, JG125, James Graham Building, Leeds Metropolitan University, Beckett Park, LEEDS, LS6 3QS, United Kingdom Email: m.ford@lmu.ac.uk Tel: +44 113 283 2600 extn 4730 Fax: +44 113 283 3211