Re: Re: Why PHP sucks - farce or is there a bit of truth?

On Fri, Oct 18, 2013 at 12:02 PM, Jim Giner <jim.giner@albanyhandball.com>wrote: > That said I see the 'proper' expectation of this statement: > > $foo = $a ? $b : $c ? $d : $e; > > as: > > $foo will be the result of "if $a then $b else if $c then $d else $e;" > > Why php interprets it differently is just not logical to me. While I agree that PHP probably should have matched other languages like C and Java, a) I have never needed to use this double construct, b) I wouldn't even if it made sense due to the likely confusion, and c) PHP has the Elvis operator ($x ?: $y) which is pure awesomeness so I can forgive it's wonky ternary precedence. Far more troublesome with PHP is the mixed parameter ordering in the built-in functions. The quote on the top of that page says it all. I'm constantly having to rely on code-completion for functions I've used for years to make sure I'm getting the order right. Haystack before needle or needle before haystack? Both! :( Cheers, David