Re: Short tag: why is it bad practice?

On May 10, 2011, at 11:11 AM, Andre Polykanine wrote: > Hi everyone, > Many times I heard that the following two peaces of code are written > in a bad manner: > 1. > <? > echo "Hello, world!"; > ?> > > 2. > <form action="script.php" method="post"> > <p>Your e-mail: <input type="text" id="uemail" > name="uemail" > value="<?=$f['Email']?>"></p> > ... > </form> > > As for now, I use both quite often. Why is this considered not kosher, > I mean, good coding practice? > Thanks! > > -- > With best regards from Ukraine, > Andre > Skype: Francophile > Twitter: http://twitter.com/m_elensule > Facebook: http://facebook.com/menelion Because short tags aren't always enabled and can cause things to break when deploying code to different environments. Best practice dictates that your code should be as environmentally independent as possible. It's another few characters, why neglect it? Regards, -Josh ____________________________________ Joshua Kehn | Josh.kehn@gmail.com http://joshuakehn.com