RE: [PHP] is <?= good?

> -----Original Message----- > From: Paul M Foster [mailto:paulf@quillandmouse.com] > Sent: Saturday, June 12, 2010 10:40 PM > > this in PHP. I can convert from '.' to '+' (as in most > languages) in my > mind, but embedding variables in strings was a harder habit > to break. My > opinion is that the dot operator used this way was a mistake for > PHP. Not using the dot operator to mean "concatenate" would mean we > could use it to replace the accursed '->' for class/method selection. > And the plus operator is obviously a more natural fit for string > concatenation. > > And yes, if you're going to use the dot operator, surround it with > spaces for readability. Ironically, I believe that in the old days of PHP/FI the "+" was used instead of "." -- to their defense, OOP wasn't even around then and so no precedent had been set for the "." and I think they wanted to avoid confusion with actual addition. I just remember having to go through and re-work a bunch of code that broke b/c of this change. But yes, I agree with you there. + should have stayed as the concat AND addition, just like in JavaScript and other languages, and "." should have been used instead of "->" All of this I think could have been done AND maintain backwards compatability with the use of some php.ini directives. Alternatively, I bet some fancy regex scripts could also have been written that would migrate "old" code to "new" code styles (I think the python guys did this for "print") *sigh*. It is what it is now. Ain't no going back from here. Like it or lump it as they say.